The Ashanti Regional Task Force of the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB), on Monday, shut down seven hotels and restaurants, in Kumasi and the Sekyere-Afram Plains district, for operating without permit.
\nThese include Stephen Brobbey\u2019s Guest House, Manhattar Hotel, 10 Downing Guest House, Grandees Restaurant, Bar Naas Catering Service, Olinasa Bar and Restaurant, and the Echoes Valley Pub and Restaurant. Mr Matthew Osei Prempeh, Regional Quality Assurance Officer of the Board, vowed to enforce acceptable standards.
\nHe said they would sustain the exercise to inject sanity into the industry and help bring in more revenue to support the nation\u2019s socio-economic development. He said it was unlawful for any person or group to operate a tourist facility without license from the GTB, stating that, the task force would not relent in dealing with offenders.
\nMr Prempeh cautioned the public to stay off unlicensed hotels and restaurants and said this was in their own interest and safety. Mr Peter Acheampong, Chief Marketing Officer of the Board, said the GTB\u2019s operating license could not be substituted with permits from the district assemblies, Ghana National Fire Service or revenue agencies.
\nThe GTB should be the first point of call for prospective operators in the industry since it is the official institution mandated to give approval to the running of such facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Ashanti Regional Task Force of the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB), on Monday, shut down seven hotels and restaurants, in Kumasi and the Sekyere-Afram Plains district, for operating without permit. These include Stephen Brobbey\u2019s Guest House, Manhattar Hotel, 10 Downing Guest House, Grandees Restaurant, Bar Naas Catering Service, Olinasa Bar and Restaurant, and the Echoes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-275774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n