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Create
awareness about tourism potentials – Azumah Mensah
Accra, March 11, Ghanadot/GNA – Mrs Juliana Azumah Mensah,
Minister of Tourism, on Wednesday, expressed concern about
the lack of awareness of the potentials the tourism sector
contributes to the national economy.
She therefore called on sector players to intensify the
awareness on the contribution of the sector for the industry
to receive the necessary support and attention it required
from government and development partners.
Mrs Azumah Mensah was inaugurating sub-committees tasked
with the planning and management of the celebration of this
year’s World Tourism Day.
World Tourism Day is celebrated on 27th September every year
to create awareness about tourism and its contribution to
other sectors on development especially the economy.
Ghana has been selected to host the global celebration of
the Day this year on the theme: “Tourism Celebrating
Diversification.”
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
selects one country to host the International Tourism Day
Celebration making Ghana the ninth country to host the event
and the first African country.
Mrs Azumah Mensah therefore urged members of the committees
to plan interesting and exciting programmes that would leave
a lasting memory on “our citizenry as well as international
guests who would visit Ghana to participate in the event”.
She said the theme for the celebration gave the country an
opportunity to re-examine the catalytic role tourism played
in developing other sectors such as manufacturing,
agriculture, mining, construction and transportation.
“It is also to create awareness about the contribution of
tourism in the preservation and conservation of our
cultural, historical and natural resources.”
The Minister said the event would give Ghana a unique
platform to champion the agenda of creating public awareness
of the importance of tourism to the national economy,
communities and individual businessmen and entrepreneurs.
The Sub-Committees inaugurated included the Media,
Publicity, Marketing, Invitations, Protocol, Safety,
Security, Health and Transport, Accommodation, Catering and
Entertainment, Sanitation and Beautification, Tour Planning
and Organization and Tourism Exhibition.
GNA
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