Gov’t targets 3.5 million domestic and foreign tourists by 2025 in Mid-Year Budget review for 2023

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says Ghana is targeting 3.5 people to visit the various tourist sites across the country by 2025. This, he said, includes both domestic and foreign visitors.

The feat, according to the Finance Minister would be attained in partnership with the private sector as part of the Beyond the Year of Return initiative.

“Mr Speaker, Government will work closely with the private sector to improve key tourist sites and events as part of the Beyond the Year of Return initiative. We have made considerable progress towards achieving 1.2 million visitors for 2023 with
150,000 jobs along the value chain, and 2 million foreign visitors and 1.5 million in domestic tourism by 2025,” he said during his presentation of the 2023 Mid-Year Budget review in Parliament Monday, July 31, 2023, in Parliament.

Ken Ofori-Atta added that government aims at making Ghana the Hub of tourism in West Africa with the Domestic & Regional Tourism Campaign, dubbed “Experience Ghana, Share Ghana” which was intensified across the country by the government.

“Our goal is to complement this campaign, the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, which was redeveloped and modernised with support from the World Bank and other development partners, was commissioned by President Akufo-Addo on 4th
July 2023. The redeveloped park will boost domestic and heritage tourism and is expected to attract over 1 million tourists annually,” he stated Monday.

He added further that, the government will continue with the redevelopment of the Aburi Botanical Gardens, Salaga and Pikworo Slavery Camps and Yaa Asantewaa Mausoleum to boost domestic tourism.”

Ken Ofori-Atta also indicated that government will partner with the “Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) to renovate selected Forts, Castles and Museums across the country.”

By uniquenewsgh.com