A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Otchere Darko has indicated that Ghana is growing fast into the global Christmas destination, especially for young people.
This, he said is after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo launched the Year of Return in 2019.
To that end, he said a necessary national conversation this year is how to build Ghana better into a major tourism economy.
“A necessary national conversation this year is how we build Ghana better into a major tourism economy. Since @NAkufoAddo launched the Year of Return in 2019, Ghana is growing fast into the global Christmas destination, especially for young people. Tourism is more our new economy,” the former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute tweeted.
The Year of Return, Ghana 2019 was an initiative of the government of Ghana – along with the U.S.-based Adinkra Group – that was intended to encourage African diasporans to come to Africa (specifically Ghana) to settle and invest in the continent.
It was formally launched by President Nana Akufo-Addo in September 2018 in Washington, D.C. as a program for Africans in the diaspora to unite with Africans.
The year 2019 was symbolic as it commemorated 400 years since the first enslaved Africans touched down in Jamestown, in the English colony of Virginia in America.
The programme also recognized the diaspora‘s achievements and sacrifices in the time since that event.
The Ghana Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture have lined up a slate of activities in “celebration of the resilience of the African spirit.”
Many African Americans shared their stories regarding their experiences in Ghana during the Year of Return.
Source: 3news
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It would be far more if one could save on the ridiculous cost of Visa ( standard fees in Germany now at €110 !!! plus picture and postage per person!) which for a Family of 4 already can buy you 1 week apartment in Spain. As well as the cost for Hotels in Ghana which are way over the top. check out Senegal or Gambia, as no Visa needed for most countries and reasonable Hotels available.
Oh God, how I wish the NDC could read between the lines and appreciate what politics and good leadership stand for. You see, a visionary leader will find an appropriate occasion, space and declare the year 2019 as a year of return to appeal to and solidify with our brothers and sisters in diaspora that what binds us together as Africans is stronger than the ulgry experiences of the slave trade. And if you so wished, you could still come back home and reclaim your ancestry. A powerful message for our brothers and sisters to realize that they can still "sankofa" if they so wish. It takes good leadership to set that tone. In fact, we have to commend our President, Nana Akufo-Addo, and I bet this policy guideline will maturely benefit the economy and our relationship with the diaspora.