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\u00a0The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Akwesi Agyeman has called for the formation of a ministerial tourism committee, to enhance visa acquisition for tourists entering the country. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Mr. Agyemang said this at the inauguration of a local organizing committee for an upcoming international workshop for surveyors worldwide in Ghana.<\/span><\/div>\n
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He believes strongly that the formation of such a committee will enhance service delivery at inbound countries and also ease visa acquisition for tourists coming to Ghana.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cOne of the things that we have proposed, which through our Ministry would be sent to the Cabinet, is the formation of a broad-based inter-ministerial tourism committee, because tourism is one sector that has so many dependencies on other sectors,” he stated.<\/span><\/div>\n
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He added that \u201cpeople come into Ghana wanting visas and sometimes if you go to the embassy in Germany, Poland and other places, it might take you more than a month to get a visa to come to Ghana and so we need to find ways to enhance service delivery at the inbound countries.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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Extend visa on arrival policy<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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In May this year, some hoteliers impressed on West African authorities to work to extend the visa on arrival policy to foreign tourists in a bid to boost the sector\u2019s growth.<\/span><\/div>\n
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They argued that the move should also ease the barriers restraining some tourists into the continent.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The comment came on the back of the launch of the Hospitality Africa Report which cited Eastern and Southern Africa as attractive destinations for tourists in Africa.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAs it stands right now, most Europeans and American tourists need visas before visiting Ghana for instance but they wouldn\u2019t need visas to visit East or Southern Africa. As a result these regions are still attracting huge chunks of visitors from the Americas and Europe,\u201d Sales and Marketing Manager at Accra City Hotel, Yaw Mamphey told\u00a0Citi Business News<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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By: Rita Mensah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/div>\n
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