{"id":61822,"date":"2023-04-27T16:23:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T16:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/27\/tourism-ministry-holds-training-programme-for-drivers-in-kumasi\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T16:23:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T16:23:59","slug":"tourism-ministry-holds-training-programme-for-drivers-in-kumasi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/27\/tourism-ministry-holds-training-programme-for-drivers-in-kumasi\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism ministry holds training programme for drivers in Kumasi\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>A training programme on tourism has been held for some drivers in Kumasi at the KNUST Commercial Area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The programme organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture through the Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC), is to conscientise drivers on their role in promoting travel and tourism in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong>myjoyonline.com<\/strong>, Lauretta Kuadey, the Projects Manager at the GTDC outlined the objectives of the initiative.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She said the programme is geared towards drivers in the tourism sector whose roles in promoting tourism have been identified.\u00a0\u00a0These drivers are considered as the front liners who meet tourists when they arrive in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project is going to help propagate the good news of the tourism sector, the prospects and everything. If tourists arrive they are to tell them about the potentials we have that they should visit,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to her, this is also going out to 3000 drivers for the first phase they are embarking on and they hope to make it bigger in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce we have done this, we are also rewarding them of their time, they are going to be certified so they are going to be given certificates of participation, they are going to be given some key rings and then bumper stickers for their cars and t-shirts,\u201d Lauretta added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/D4655D23-5C1F-45AD-92F8-9B64682A42EB-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Tourism ministry holds training programme for drivers in Kumasi\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-10032299405 lazy\"  data- title=\"Tourism ministry holds training programme for drivers in Kumasi\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>They will later roll out the next phase which will make them more equipped for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on, the Deputy Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey, in an interview with Luv FM stated that the exercise started last year in Accra and was optimistic that it will consequently help boost the tourism drive being championed by the government.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3C2468AA-563B-4CC0-B361-9DD1A47C5440-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Tourism ministry holds training programme for drivers in Kumasi\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-10032299409 lazy\"  data- title=\"Tourism ministry holds training programme for drivers in Kumasi\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A training programme on tourism has been held for some drivers in Kumasi at the KNUST Commercial Area.\u00a0 The programme organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture through the Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC), is to conscientise drivers on their role in promoting travel and tourism in Ghana. 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