Tourism

Ghanaweb came out with a news report on Sunday 12th April 2020 regarding some revealers seen enjoying themselves at a beach near chorkor. This was really troubling news in this period of lockdown and social distancing. When Ghanaweb’s lenses caught up with these persons, most of them could be...

Lockdowns and border closures decimate tourism Tourist dollars help fund conservation efforts Conservationists worried about poaching As airports and borders closed last month to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, Africa’s wildlife tourism sector evaporated, along with revenues many conservation projects rely on to protect some of the...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared that the nation's borders will continue to remain shut until the decision is reviewed. This, according to the President, will enhance the efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the country since a major number of confirmed cases in recent times were...

Since the Coronavirus Pandemic, I have been following discussions on radio and television regarding the effect of the pandemic on the tourism industry both domestically and internationally. Many have called for domestic tourism whiles others have called for intra-Africa tourism as the solution to the impact of covid-19 on...

Ghana Hotels Association has observed with deep concern an advice purported to have been given to Government by an Economist, Dr. Laud Mensah, in relation to government's consideration of a stimulus package for the hospitality industry in the wake of the damaging impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Much as the...

  Atlas Rent-A-Car, a leading Ghanaian owned car rental firm has officially opened its modern corporate head office, with a call on government to help promote and facilitate the car rental industry, as it plays a pivotal role in the country’s tourism sector. The capital intensive sub-sector, the car rental industry,...

In 2016, the World Bank reported Ghana’s urban population at 54.68% of the total population; the majority of which are based in Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi and Tema. A typical day in the life of a resident in any of the above urban centres and many others across the country is...

Volunteer travel, volunteer vacations or voluntourism is travel which includes volunteering for a charitable cause. (Wikipedia). Tourism in which travelers do voluntary work to help communities or the environment in the places they are visiting (Dictionary.com). “Voluntourism” is the intersection of international volunteering and tourism, also called variously “volunteer...

Report of some so called Ghanaian journalists having been deported from Australia has led to a probe by the Government. At least 50 Ghanaians who form part of that contingency are to face the national security lead probe. This is not the first time sports men have tarnished the...

For as long as I’ve lived, and let me tell you, it hasn’t been that long, music has been an integral part of the Ghanaian culture as well as dance.  It has played a major role in festivals in the country and some even tell stories of how life...