Daily Archives: 2021-08-15

28th Feb 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu 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’ response to COVID-19. On…

27th Feb 2020 | Emmanuel Kojo 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 Paragliding…

18th Feb 2020 | Emmanuel Kojo 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 on the…

11th Feb 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 post,…

11th Feb 2020 | Emmanuel Kojo 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 existing tourism complexes and…

5th Feb 2020 | Emmanuel Kojo 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 Faso to the…

12th Dec 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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…

13th Sep 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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…

16th Jul 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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…

10th Jul 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 Budget Vote 2019, earlier on…