Ghana Tourism Authority
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1960 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Ghana |
| Headquarters | 2nd Ave., South Ridge, 2 Haile Selassie St, Accra |
| Website | www |
The Ghana Tourism Authority is a Ghanaian state agency under the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts responsible for the regulation of tourism in Ghana by marketing, promoting, licensing, classifying, researching and developing tourism facilities and services in the country.[1]
History
The Ghana Tourism Authority was established in 1960 as the Ghana Tourist Board.[2] The board was renamed as the Ghana Tourism Authority in 2011 under act 817. The act extended the tasks of the agency to overseeing the implementation of government policies in the industry. The act also makes the agency a fully fledged income generating authority by establishing a fund to which every tourism business is required to contribute one percent (1%) of its revenue for tourism development.[3][4]
Notable Initiatives
The Ghana Tourism Authority has instituted some days annually to celebrate various themes in the country.
| Initiative | Commemoration | Year instituted | Date of Celebration |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Chocolate Day[5] | Valentines Day (Love) | 2005[5] | 10th February - 14th February |
| Year of Return[6] | 400 years since the first slave ships landed in the Americas | 2018 | 2019 |
References
- ^ "Ghana Tourism Authority". Ghana Tourism Authority. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Pike, Steven (14 December 2015). Destination Marketing: Essentials. Routledge. p. 30.
- ^ Oxford Business Group (2012). The Report: Ghana 2012. p. 203.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Reed, Ann (27 August 2014). Pilgrimage Tourism of Diaspora Africans to Ghana. Routledge. p. 63.
- ^ a b "Chocolate Day". Visit Ghana. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ Editor (2019-03-13). "Year of Return - Ghana 2019". touringghana.com. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
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