By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
The tourism sector generated approximately US$3billion during the 2023 operational year from inbound tourist arrivals, against a projected US$3.4billion, according to the Ghana tourism Authority (GTA).
At the launch of the 2022 tourism Report last year, the Ministry of tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC) and the GTA set a target of attracting 1.2 million international tourists to the country, aiming for a projected revenue of US$3.4billion.
However, the Chief Executive Officer of GTA, Akwasi Agyeman, speaking at a Graphic Business/Stanbic Bank Ghana tourism Breakfast Meeting in Accra, said the sector raked in some US$3billion in revenue last year, from 1.1 million international visitors.
The event was on the theme ‘tourism – the golden egg; a shared responsibility’.
He indicated that on average, each visitor spent US$2,980 during their stay in the country.
“These are monies that came to the local tourism economy and not funds paid into government…
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