Ghana Targets 3.5 Million Tourists By 2025

The government of Ghana says efforts are underway to attract over three million tourists to the country as part of the aftermath of the Beyond the Return initiative.

It plans to turn the West African country into a one-stop for tourists who plan to visit West Africa.

“Mr Speaker, to make Ghana the Tourism Hub for West Africa, the Domestic & Regional Tourism Campaign, dubbed “Experience Ghana, Share Ghana” was intensified across the country by 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,” Finance Minister Kn Ofori Atta said while presenting the Mid-year budget review on July 3, 2023.

He said the Government will continue with the redevelopment of Aburi Botanical Gardens, Salaga and Pikworo Slavery Camps and Yaa Asantewaa Mausoleum to boost domestic tourism.

Meanwhile, he posits that a partnership with the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) will drive the efforts to renovate selected Forts, Castles and Museums across the country.

According to him, the country is on track to chalk 1.2 million visitors in the current year and 3.5 , million domestic and foreign tourists the next two years.

“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.”