Ghana to host this year’s International Tourism Day
Celebration
Kumasi, Aug 1,
Ghanadot/GNA - Ghana would host this year’s
International Celebration of the World Tourism Day in Accra
from September 21-27.
The event, to be organized by the United Nations World
Tourism Organization (UNWTO) would attract the participation
of all the 181-member countries.
The theme for the celebrations is “Tourism: Celebrating
Diversity”.
Mr Charles Osei-Bonsu, Deputy Executive Director of the
Ghana Tourist Board (GTB) in charge of Finance and
Administration, announced this at a stakeholders meeting
organized by the Board in Kumasi on Friday.
The event, he said, would be used to highlight the tourism
potential of Ghana as well as those of the other
participating countries.
He said he was confident that the returns in terms of
foreign exchange to the country would make the hosting
worthwhile.
Mr Osei-Bonsu, who is a member of the event’s Planning
Committee, said Ghana was expected to become a showcase to
woo foreign investors into the various sectors of the
economy.
The choice of the country, he said, was influenced by its
acknowledged good governance, stability and hospitality of
the people.
Dr. Nana Baah Wiredu, Tourism Consultant and Chairman of the
Sub-Committee for Exhibitions, recognized Ashanti Region for
its unique culture and appealed to all stakeholders to
participate in the activities of the celebration.
Mr Oti Awere, Tourism Manager from the Wild Life Division of
the Forestry Commission, said tourism could become the
economic backbone of the country and hoped that the
celebration would greatly enhance the potentials of the
industry.
A number of local and foreign journalists would be covering
the event and this would enable the country and its tourism
attraction to be publicized to the whole world.
Exhibitions, conferences, food fair, trips, quiz
competitions, workshops and music and dance competitions
would be held as part of the celebration.
GNA
