Tourism News

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…

5th Jul 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 tourism purposes…

3rd Jul 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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…

3rd Jul 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 one…

28th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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…

7th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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…