Ghana Tourism Authority Archives

20 Nov

“He Doesn’t Answer My Manager’s Calls” – Ayat Refutes Collaborations Claims By GTA Boss

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Ghanaian musician, Kirani Ayat, has discounted recent claims made by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Akwasi Agyeman, regarding an agreement following their copyright infringement case in 2022. Kirani Ayat had accused the government of using portions of his music video in a tourism promotional video without his consent. The video which was posted on X by the President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 on the occasion of World Tourism Day, featured scenes from the music video for Ayat’s single ‘Guda’. When he finally met with the GTA and got compensated, the authority also promised…

26 Nov

Christmas Concerts: Ghana Is Ready To Host The Rest Of The World – Ghana Tourism Authority

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Akwesi Agyemang, has said that measures are being put in place to ensure that musical concerts and events that will be held during the festive season take place peacefully. According to him, his outfit is joining hands with event organizers, the Ghana Police Service and other relevant stakeholders to plan properly for the upcoming Christmas events. Speaking in an interview with TV3 and monitored by GhanaWeb, Akwesi Agyemang emphasized that Ghana is ready to host the rest of the world this festive season. He went ahead to detail how they…

04 Sep

We Saved 2023 Chale Wote From Being Canceled – Ghana Tourism Authority

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Akwasi Agyemang, has disclosed how his outfit’s intervention helped to avoid the cancellation of the 2023 Chale Wote Street Art Festival. According to him, the Ghana Tourism Authority made huge financial investments to make sure the event came off as scheduled. He also noted that there were other controversies surrounding the festival that were resolved with the leaders of the various towns to ensure there was an appropriate route for the festivity. Speaking in an interview with Hitz FM, on Monday, September 4, 2023, Akwasi Agyemang narrated the crucial role…

23 May

GTA Closes Hospitality Facilities In Ashanti Region Over Tourism Levy

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Officials from the Ashanti Regional Office of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) have closed some hospitality facilities in the region over default in payment of tourism levy. Among the facilities closed during the two-day operation was the Crystal Rose Ambassador Hotel whose operational license was also withdrawn for an accumulated amount of GHC12,473.74 in tourism levy. Other facilities that suffered similar fate were Alice Tee Hotel, Diamond Hotel, Gisgo Catering Services, Summer Park, Pice Restaurant, Ashanti Paradise Hotel, Justice Hotel, Better Mum Guest House, and Kings Hotel. Some of the facilities who were exempted from the exercise after making some…

25 Apr

More Diasporans Buying Homes And Prospecting Business Opportunities – GTA

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More diasporans are buying and obtaining private homes in the country, data obtained from the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) have indicated. The B&FT observed out of the 914,892 international tourist arrivals last year, the 2022 tourism report has 41.18 percent of diaspora tourists lodging in their private homes against the 32 percent who lodged in hotels, 19.40 percent in guest homes, 4.41 percent in corporate homes and 3.01 percent for others. The numbers in 2022 also show that the largest percentage of international tourists have been visiting the country for business purposes since 2018. The GTA and International Air Travelers…

28 Mar

Popular American Filmmaker Spike Lee Is In Ghana

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American filmmaker Shelton Jackson, popularly known as Spike Lee, has arrived in Ghana. The movie producer and director arrived in Ghana on Sunday, March 27. Spike Lee arrived in Ghana ahead of US Vice President Kamala Harris’ three-day visit to Ghana. The filmmaker is reportedly part of the US Vice President’s creative arts team. Spike Lee was received by the ‘Beyond The Return’ team and the CEO of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) Kwesi Agyeman at the Kotoka International Airport. The Beyond The Return team shared a video of the actor who was welcomed by some traditional dancers and surrounded…

13 Jan

GTA Forces Shugatiti To Stop Selling Food In Penis Shaped Pots; Says ‘Not Safe For Children’

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Shugatiti has introduced a way to make her food business more attractive but that has been disapproved by Ghana Tourism Authority although her strategy was attracting adventurous tourists. The Ghanaian socialist who doubles as a nudist, designed variety of food pots, some shaped as fish with others seeming like a man's balls to serve food sold at her local dishes restaurant. The pots attracted attention on social media but according to Shugatiti, she can't use some of them again because the Ghana Tourism Authority has cautioned her to desist from using her infamous genital-shaped clay pots. She has disclosed that…

25 Oct

Ghana Tourism Authority Has Compensated Me- Kirani Ayat

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Musician Kirani Ayat, has disclosed that the Ghana Tourism Authority have finally settled his kerfuffle with them with a compensation. Speaking in an interview with Shatta Michy on Movement Showbiz on Friday, October 21, 2022, the 'Guda' hitmaker Kirani Ayat who has been in the news for sometime due to a misunderstanding between himself and the Ghana Tourism Authority, admitted to being finally settled by them. ''I feel like with issues like this, there's that expectation to take it to court but even if you take it to court and the parties are like hey we've admitted of wrongdoing, can…

14 Oct

Kirani Ayat And GTA To Reach Agreement On Intellectual Property Case Soon

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Musician Kirani Ayat has revealed that his team has been engaging the Ghana Tourism Authority over the copyright infringement matter. The discussion started after he called the latter out for using his video without approval. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, the ‘Aisha’s Son’ singer said that the negotiations are almost done, adding he will update fans when they get to a definite conclusion. “All the subsequent issues, we were trying to negotiate and agree with the terms and all of that. We have agreed to a point, so, we are almost there,” Kirani Ayat stated on Thursday. He added that “but…

11 Oct

Ghana Tourism Authority Endorses 50 Events For ‘December In GH’

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A total of fifty events have so far been endorsed for the upcoming ‘December in GH’, Chief Executive Officer of GTA, Mr. Akwasi Agyeman has revealed. According to him, out of 83 event proposals received by the “Beyond the Return” Secretariat, 50 have been officially endorsed. He, however, said this does not mean that the other 32 would not have the events organised, but only that the ‘Beyond the Return’ stamp would not be on it. “All the 50 endorsed events have been formally informed, and currently we are finalising the process for publication. We are also still receiving events and we…