Tourism News

7th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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…

4th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 fantastic reviews from…

3rd Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 priorities have been to make tourism smarter through innovation and digital transformation, to grow our competitive edge…

28th May 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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…

20th May 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 Nii Armah Mensah Jr.,…

20th May 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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, NFB said,…

6th May 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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…

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 Airport, the brand’s second hotel in Ghana and the first Protea…

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 implementing…

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 Airport, Dar es Salaam, exhausted and elated after a…