The Government of the Republic of Benin through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Arts, the World Bank and World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have signed a 1.2 million agreement to help build the...
The Government of the Republic of Benin through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Arts, the World Bank and World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have signed a 1.2 million agreement to help build the capacity of Benin’s tourism sector in the...
The Accra UK Visa Application Centre has been closed, effective today January 11, 2021, until further notice. It is unclear whether the place has experienced an outbreak of the Coronavirus. The UK is now an epic centre for the second outbreak of...
As the responsible restart of tourism begins around the world with a lot of destinations easing Covid-19 related travel restrictions and embrace the 'new normal', United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has...
World Expos governing body’s Member States vote to confirm one-year postponement to Expo 2020 Expo 2020 Dubai is gearing up to help shape a post-pandemic world and create a better future for all after a two-thirds majority of Bureau...
The UAE on Saturday has decided to temporarily suspend the issuance of all visas from March 17 this year, except for the holders of diplomatic passports. The move is part of the preventive measures that the country is taking in response to the...
As the current outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) continues to develop, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are committed to working together in guiding the travel and tourism sectors’...
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has launched this year’s edition of the Kwahu Easter Paragliding Festival scheduled to take place from April 10 to April 13 at Mpraeso in the Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region. The Kwahu Easter...
The Western Region office of the Ghana Tourism Authority and COCOBOD have presented boxes of chocolate to the pediatric unit of the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital to mark its annual chocolate day celebration. The 2020 National Chocolate Day is...
Earlier this week, Ghanaweb published a report culled from a barely-known blog named ‘The AfroDrifter’ with a tiny social media following of 4 Instagram followers, 144 Facebook likes and 339 Twitter followers. The author of the blog...
The Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality has launched a strategic plan that looks at the entire tourism industry. The document seeks to identify relevant target audiences, envision the tourist attractions yet to be established in the city, assess the...
Ghana is a beautiful and exciting country. It is home to a wonderful mix of animal species, beaches, mountains, landscapes, and an incredible coastline. The country is boarded by Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina...
Any African visiting Nigeria will be able to get a visa on arrival, President Muhammadu Buhari has announced. He told a meeting of African leaders on Wednesday that it was part of a commitment to ensuring freedom of movement on the...
The Spanish Government has promised to renovate all forts and castles in the Western Region of Ghana as part of its agenda to boost tourism and enrich the cultural values of the Western Region and Ghana at large. Through the able...
The Western Region has Sekondi Takoradi as its administrative capital. The region covers a total land area of 23,921 square kilometers making it about 10% of Ghana’s total land area. It is bordered to the north by the Ashanti and Brong...
South Africa has revised its visa requirements for certain countries, including Ghana, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. Minister of Home Affairs (DHA) Aaron Motsoaledi, announced the new list of visa-free countries at the...
Beginning Monday, 15th July 2019, the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, ICA, will exempt dependents under the age of 18 from visa fees during the summer season. According to the Authority, children accompanying their parents for...
The extraordinary experiential fun trip from Accra to Keta and Lomé, Togo set off by 3 pm on Friday 28th June 2019 from the Accra Tourist Information Centre. This getaway trip by Kaya Tours Ghana Limited was in partnership with Koppan...
Western Region is the only region whose capital, Sekondi-Takoradi is a twin city in the whole of Ghana and West-Africa. The regional minister is Honourable Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah. Located at the southern part of Ghana, it is also...
As part of the year-long ‘Year of Return’ programme which aims to attract diasporan Ghanaians and Africans as well as people of African descent in the diaspora back home to Ghana, the government of Ghana has slashed the cost of visa...
The Ghana Tourism Federation (Ghatof) today launched the Marhaba Tourism Festival as part of the year-long Year of Return – Ghana 2019 celebrations. Marhaba Tourism Festival is scheduled to take place from July 18 -20, 2019 and is an...
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central constituency, Kennedy Agyapong has challenged the Regional House of Chiefs and people of the Central Region to go into privatization by selling the Cape Coast and Elmina Castles to him to take tourism...
Bays Luxury lodge does not just offer an Accommodation services but an excellent customer services. We work to attract frequent business travelers, who require a higher level of personal service and recognition. Bays Luxury Lodge has received...
UNWTO Secretary-General, congratulates everyone for their commitment in mainstreaming sustainable tourism in their national development agendas. According to the UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili, his "lmain...
With a growing population of over 25 million people, Ghana has become West Africa’s tourist hub for vacation takers around the world. With a huge variety of places to explore, friendly locals, and few tourists, Ghana is a true West African...
Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, has revealed that her ministry will engage Ghanaian reggae dancehall artistes Livingstone Etse Satekla, known in showbiz as Stonebwoy; and his archrival Charles...
The National Folklore Board (NFB) is warning all persons who use Ghana’s folklore outside the customary context and/or for commercial purposes that permission must be sought from its outfit for such usages. In a release copied VoyagesAfriq,...
A body has been found in the search for two French tourists and their local guide who disappeared last week while on safari in north-western Benin. The body was that of the guide, a statement released by Benin's Ministry of Interior...
New 200- room hotel to open near international airport in 2019 Protea Hotels (ProteaHotels.com) by Marriott, part of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) (Marriott.com), announced the signing of Protea Hotel by Marriott Accra, Kotoka...
Private companies in the UAE will soon be able to opt for a Dh60 insurance scheme to recruit workers instead of depositing Dh3,000 per worker as bank guarantee as is the practice now. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation will start...
Why do seasoned safari-goers return to the continent time and again, despite the myriad other global wildlife hotspots jostling for their attention? Mike Unwin reflects I am currently pondering this question from Julius Nyerere International...
“The digital transformation is about providing benefits to all, and we are making sure that tourism contributes to this global commitment,” said Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization...
Ghana’s tourism is incredibly diverse both in terms of cultural heritage and leisure marvels. Indigenous tour operator in Ghana, Kaya Tours Ghana Limited has successfully delivered an incredible domestic fun trip to Ada, one of the best...
Rwanda unveils three-year partnership with Arsenal to increase tourism, investment and football development. Rwanda is to become the official tourism partner of Arsenal and the Premier League football club’s first ever shirt sleeve...
The Minister of Tourism Culture and Creative Arts for Ghana Honourable Catherine Afeku will host the Tourism day of Accra Weizo on the 23rd of June 2018. As Accra Reinforces its position as the MICE capital.of West Africa hosting Accra Weizo for...
Marriott Hotels, part of Marriott International, today announced its debut in West Africa, with the highly anticipated opening of Accra Marriott Hotel. Owned by African Hospitality Limited, the hotel is strategically located opposite the Kotoka...
Make Friends (And Save Money) By Staying in a Hostel If you are a young solo traveler, staying in a hotel can get lonely. Meet fellow travelers at youth hostels, which offer cheap accommodation in private or dorm rooms. The quality of the rooms...
Johannesburg - Tsogo Sun Holdings [JSE:TSH] plans to build a desalination plant that will help supply its Cape Town hotels with their own water, shielding guests of South Africa’s biggest hotel and casino operator from the city’s...
Get the Best Deals on Hotel Rooms In order to score a great deal on a hotel room, you may have to be patient, be flexible, and do your research. Travelers have many different strategies and tricks for getting the best hotel room for the...
Are you ready for an adventure? There are so many different forms of travel: backpacking, cruises, long-term travel, etc. No two trips are the same, and each trip will provide you with unique memories and exciting adventures that you can share with...
Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra has been crowned as a leader in Hospitality at the first edition of the Ghana Expatriate Business Awards, in Accra recently. The Award recognizes Mövenpick for its exceptionally high...
Airlines and tourist boards need to start working closer together for mutual benefit in route development. Speaking at WTM London in a session entitled how destinations and airlines can work together to attract more business, easyJet UK...
What’s the last thing you’d expect to find on a tiny archipelago 140 miles out in the Gulf of Guinea? A pair of Victorian traction engines? Turquoise sparrows? West Africa’s biggest swimming pool? Weirdly, you can find all...
The team of Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) headed by a former banker and journalist, Akwesi Agyeman, as acting chief executive officer, since coming on board has never hidden its intention to transform the country’s tourism industry by turning...
Ghana is set to be the first African country to host the World Tourism Forum –Africa Summit which will take place on 10 October 2017, at the Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel in Accra. The event which will have President Nana...
The villagers of Tafi Atome, in Ghana’s Volta Region, grew up listening to tales of their spiritual links to the 1,000 or so mona monkey that inhabit the surrounding lush forest. But they have also turned that reverence into revenue, by...
The best place to have an integrated complex experience of safe beaches and Ghanaian touch beach resorts are the Western Region. The western Region is located in the southwestern part of Ghana and shares its west boundary with the Republic of...
Lake Como in Italy has become the first “electric” destination in Europe thanks to a pioneering new initiative designed to reduce pollution and facilitate the easy use of electric cars, bikes and boats for the first time. Como –...
Every city has its icons. They can be symbolic buildings or impressive services. Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center is both. As one of the very earliest international hotels in town, the hotel has never failed to draw both new and returning...
While Ethiopia, the oldest country in Africa and the country that has never been colonised, shied away for years from exposing the invaluable and priceless legacies that dotted its landscape, economic reality and democracy have aroused the country...
The hospitality and tourism is an important sector for many developing countries, since it is one of the main foreign exchange earners and key exports component. In 2016, foreign visitors to Africa reached 58 million with a spending of USD 40.7...