The tourism industry is projected to generate about $2.3 billion into the Ghanaian economy this year, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has said.
The revenue, he said, was expected to be raised through tourists’ arrivals and spending, charges at the various tourist sites.
The Minister said this during the inauguration of a 10-member board of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board in Accra on Wednesday.
He said the tourism sector last year generated $2 billion, which was a major contributor to the country’s Gross Domestic Product.
According to him, the sector was also determined to create 150,000 jobs out of tourism and culture activities this year.
Dr Awal said international tourism last year rose by more than 100 per cent with domestic tourism of about 800,000.
He said under National Tourism Destination Single Window Project (NTDSWP) which was expected to be launched in London next week, international tourist arrivals were envisaged to rise…
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