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CNN-one strategy for promoting Ghana
Well, again the Ghana Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Tourism are trying to engage CNN to promote Destination Ghana on the world stage. I write again because on a couple of occasions in the past, that is pre-tourism levy, Ghana had tried and failed to contract CNN. I heard tell Ghana wanted a freebie […]
LISTEN UP GHANA TOURISM AUTHORITY: START SPENDING THE TOURISM LEVY!
November 25, 2014
This article entitled “Eloba collapsing tourism business“appeared awhile back. It’s this quote that grabbed my attention: “We must take the opportunity to promote Ghana in order to balance the negative sentiments prevailing against West Africa as a tourism destination. If we don’t seize the opportunity, someone else will do that,” he stressed. I agree. This […]
NOV. 19TH HAPPY UN WORLD TOILET DAY: from puppets, to Clean Team, to me!
November 19, 2014
You got that right Nelson Mandela. Ghana seems to be stuck in time. Just where does all that debt money go? Anyways the worldwide statistics are telling…and here’s a blog post entitled “On World Toilet Day, New Sesame Muppet Raya Invites Children to be Part of the Solution” about an intervention using puppets to create […]
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DAILY GRAPHIC’S HERITAGE WEEK: WONDERFUL TIMING?
November 16, 2014
I’ll keep this short. A couple of days ago, my Facebook buddy posted this article entitled “Graphic Others Launch Ghana Heritage Week” asking “Promising?” tagged to me Christopher Scott and the proprietor of Busua Inn?Elize Bay’s Olivier Funfschilling. My response “It’s a start.” which was liked by Olivier. Then I got thinking and putting one […]
Africa Travel Association Congress Opens in Uganda + (2)
November 13, 2014
Yes, the Africa Travel Association Congress opened with much fanfare..His Excellency Yoweri K. Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda was in attendance. and so was the US Ambassador to Uganda …just shows you how important tourism is to that nation…if only in Ghana! Ghana last hosted the Africa Travel Association Congress in May, 2006 […]
Africa Travel Association Congress Opens in Uganda + (1)
November 12, 2014
From one huge tourism event, the World Tourism Market (WTM) 2014 in London, England, to the next the Africa Travel Association Congress in Uganda…both of which I missed. But I did attend one international tourism fair in Montreal Canada in late October, my first ever! Wow, people or should I say potential travellers. business! Ghana […]
GHANA’S THREE MONTH BAN ON INTERNATIONAL EVENTS/MEETINGS/CONFERENCES
November 9, 2014
Doesn’t look like ECOWAS member Nigeria has any ban in place…. And who knows about Ghana? The ban was first reported in an article entitled Ebola Response Government Bans International Conferences in Ghana for Three Months on the 14th of August. Here is the wording from the Ghanaian Ministry of Communications: “Also, the President advised […]
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