Ghana's tourism competitiveness

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Ghana is best known for its gold and cocoa exports than as a tourist destination. Despite being closer to Europe and having direct flights form North America, air fares to the country are prohibitive and choices in hotel accommodation limited. NTV's Larry Madowo reports from Accra on tourism and the Kenyans playing in it

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[aped]

Ok the reporter says Ghana has exorbitant hotel rates but the white tourist he interviews says the rates are the same everywhere he's been throughout Africa except South Africa.

Poor report.

[tzooh]

not much to ghana except coastlines and historical castles? wonder what the reporter was smoking. Ghana has the longest canopy walkway, the largest artificial lake, reserve parks and safaris, paragliding mountains, waterfalls, rich cultural meseums, parks and gardens like aburi, etc. Ghana has half Kenya's population yet Ghana's production (GDP) is higher than that of Kenya, lol dont make me laugh

[mocny01]

@fabs1979 Main problem of Ghana to attract tourist is luck of tourist visa,,Ghana got only visa to vistors who have got relatives or close friends,,It is only for visitors visa not tourist,,visitors must have at least 2 references, tel numbers, addresses,,If a tourists never been in Ghana how he will find references?many foreigners try to find froends on internet, they pay money for help and most cases was a scam,,Ghana is not a Mexico where tourists can freely come,check vis to Mexico?

[kumasi14]

@giftybumpa12 I agree but maybe in the next 5 years

[kumasi14]

@bretuobay I agree keep the western perverts out of Ghana

[kumasi14]

I agree with giftybumpa12 if you want to invest in Ghana do it now i have and i have seen an 80% return on my investment since 2008. And with GDP at 23% and low inflation it can only get better within the next 5 years people will be felling over each other to invest in Ghana. Biggest problem infrastructure but they are working on it.

[bretuobay]

this reporter is a joke! and what does Kenya have to show? Is only popular cuz it has been traditionally the "safari country" and now the pervets from the west have turned it into a "sex country"

[firari1cars]

@fabs1979 True

[fabs1979]

@firari1cars I agree, it's good that African countries do not rely on foreign news and aim to cover fellow African countries, which is positive. However we need to avoid a situation where the "crab mentality" starts to come through and we start to dimiss any other African countries.

[firari1cars]

@fabs1979 ok i get your point. I however admire the way a local Kenyan station explores a scope wider than Kenya alone(not to justify their act). Ghanaian TV ought to do better than covering local issues only or borrowing footage from CNN for international news.