Mr George Nkrumah Ansere, Western Regional Manager of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has hinted that Bogoso and Takoradi in the Western Region will jointly host this year’s national celebration of the UNWTO World Tourism Day (WTD).
The celebration, hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture (MoTAC), the GTA and other agencies of the Ministry will commence from Tuesday, 22nd – Sunday, 27th September, 2020.
He said, the World Tourism Day 2020 is under the theme, “Tourism and Rural Development”, and it seeks to celebrate the tourism sector’s diverse ability to drive economic development and provide opportunities outside the big cities and include communities that would otherwise be left behind.
He indicated that WTD 2020 also underscores the important role tourism plays in preserving and promoting cultural heritage and curbing urban migration in Ghana and the world at large.
Mr Ansere who made this known in a statement issued and copied to Spice News further explained that this year’s WTD celebration is also geared towards deriving maximum economic impact from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to invariably put tourism at the topmost priority on the Government of Ghana’s agenda.
He entreated residents of the region, industry stakeholders and the media fraternity in the Tourism, Art and Culture industry and the general public to support the Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture and the GTA to successfully commemorate the WTD 2020.
The support, he said, will go a long way to help the Government of Ghana and the Ministry of Tourism to resuscitate the tourism sector as we fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
It will also promote the important role tourism plays in the socio, cultural and economic development of Ghana as whole.
The World Tourism Day is an annual event which is celebrated globally on 27th September to highlight the significance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic impact on the world’s economy in general.
Activities lined up for the six-day celebration are Virtual symposium via Zoom (22nd Sept., 2020); Health Walk, Musical Concert and Tree Planting Exercise in Bogoso (26th Sept., 2020), and Photo Exhibition and Grand Durbar in Takoradi (22nd Sept., 2020).
Story: Seth Ameyaw Danquah
