{"id":43034,"date":"2023-03-13T11:44:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T11:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/13\/support-tourism-sector-to-increase-december-in-ghana-tourists\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T11:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T11:44:25","slug":"support-tourism-sector-to-increase-december-in-ghana-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/13\/support-tourism-sector-to-increase-december-in-ghana-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Support Tourism Sector To Increase December In Ghana Tourists\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Akwasi Agyeman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tourism Consultant and Analyst at Pishon Consult Limited, Mr. Emmanuel Frimpong, has said\u00a0that tourist arrivals for \u201cDecember in GH\u201d would exceed its target if all sectors support the activities of the tourism\u00a0sector.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cAll sectors of the economy are in one way or the other connected to tourism, and they must realise this\u00a0connection and do everything in their capacity to support and promote the industry to create wealth, employment\u00a0and opportunities for people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with the <strong><em>Ghana News Agency<\/em><\/strong>, he said over the years,\u00a0\u201cDecember in GH\u201d had proven to be a successful event, and one that has the potential of attracting over one\u00a0million people if all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) come on board, with the needed resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at the numbers that came in last year within a matter of a month or six weeks, we had over\u00a090,000 people coming into the country, and this means that the benefits are enormous,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe December in GH initiative is a wonderful one and has been successful over the years; however, it has been\u00a0characterised with various challenges that need to be addressed, to improve upon them in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The consultant said some of the challenges include late planning of events, limited facilities and equipment,\u00a0unlicensed events, and security arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Frimpong revealed that even though there were events organised across the country, most of the big events were\u00a0centered in Accra within specific localities, and this deprived people in other parts of the country the experience as\u00a0well as causes congestion and traffic in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>He appealed to government to partner the private sector to train and build the capacities of industry players in\u00a0specific areas, including engineering, set up, among others to help organise successful events that meet\u00a0international standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>-GNA\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akwasi Agyeman \u00a0 Tourism Consultant and Analyst at Pishon Consult Limited, Mr. Emmanuel Frimpong, has said\u00a0that tourist arrivals for \u201cDecember in GH\u201d would exceed its target if all sectors support the activities of the tourism\u00a0sector. 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