http://news.peacefmonline.com/rss/travel.xml Visit Peace FM Online for latest news, breaking news, audio and feature stories in Ghana en-us Peace FM Online 2009 2012-02-04T18:21:57+01:00 Michael Ofori Amanfo Boateng Ghana News http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201201/89857.php Mr Stephen Korsah, the Principal Museum and Monument Education Officer, said 78,691 people visited the Cape Coast Castle last year as compared to 11,681 in 2010, representing 11.96 per cent. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201201/89857.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201112/86670.php Mr Dan Botwe, the Member of Parliament for Okere, on Thursday pledged to promote tourism in the area in order to generate revenue to support development. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201112/86670.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201112/85306.php The Endangered Primate Centre of the Accra Zoo has taken delivery of a monkey called ‘Accra” as part of a breeding programme run by the Ghana Wildlife Society in collaboration with the West African Primate Conservation Action (WAPCA). http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201112/85306.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201111/81990.php The Ghana Tourism Authority is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to make Ghana the hub and the hot bed of tourism as it is once again taking part in the ongoing 6th Ecowas trade fair in the Togolese capital of Lome. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201111/81990.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201111/77718.php The Tourism Bill in Parliament received a Presidential assent in May this year to become the Tourism Act, 2011 (ACT 817) that primarily seeks to enhance the development of the tourism sector, Mr Ben Ohene-Ayeh, Public Relations Manager, Ghana Tourism Authority, said in Accra yesterday. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201111/77718.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201111/77044.php The Ministry of Tourism has closed down the Atlantic Lobster and Dolphins Ltd, a seafood restaurant in Osu, Accra, for flouting the country’s tourism laws. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201111/77044.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201110/75491.php A Ghana Tourism Authority has been established to replace the old Ghana Tourism Board with the express mandate to promote the sustainable development of the tourism industry both locally and internationally. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201110/75491.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201110/74979.php The German Airline, Lufthansa, will from November 1 2011, increase its Accra/Frankfurt service from five weekly flights to a daily service with a brand new configured Boeing 737-800 Intercontinental, featuring Lufthansa‘s latest product. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201110/74979.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201107/58383.php A book on bird guide for Ghana was on Friday launched with a call on the public to preserve birds. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201107/58383.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201105/45131.php The first National Kente week celebration has been launched in Accra by The National Kente Week Planning Committee under the auspices of the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201105/45131.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201105/43018.php International tourism continues to recover from the global financial crisis and downturn of 2008-09, rising in every region of the world except the Middle East and North Africa during the first two months of this year, according to new United Nations figures. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201105/43018.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201003/40128.php A zebra at Zurich Zoo appeared to be staring into the jaws of death when visitors saw it nose to nose with an open-mouthed hippopotamus. But the hippo had no intention of having the zebra for lunch - it was having its teeth cleaned. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201003/40128.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201003/39489.php A specialized unit within the Ghana Police Service to provide security and safety for tourists at tourism establishments was on Tuesday launched in Accra. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201003/39489.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/39126.php Achimota Forest will be adjusted to a world class tourism enclave without destroying the ecosystem but attempts to construct a road through it will nose-dive this objective, Mr Samuel Afari Dartey, Acting Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission has said. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/39126.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/39013.php A project that seeks to modernize the beach front in Accra with the aim of making the city a trade and economic hub in the West African sub-region would soon kick off. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/39013.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/38834.php Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, Eastern Regional Minister, on Saturday called for a broader stakeholder support to the annual paragliding festival in order to make it a major tourism event nationwide. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/38834.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/38659.php Work on the five-star New Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel being built at the former Race Course in Accra that started in December last year is scheduled to be completed next year. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/38659.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/38215.php The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is collaborating with some of its neighbouring districts to set up a Tourism Development Company to help transform the region into a major tourism destination. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/38215.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/38135.php The Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration with its development partners, is to undertake a Lions Project in the Shai Hills to serve as a game reserve. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/38135.php http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/37967.php The Ghana Tourists Board (GTB) will collaborate with Adom FM, a radio station in Tema, to organize a special chocolate dinner for selected couples in Accra on February 14 which is St Valentine's Day. http://news.peacefmonline.com/travel/201002/37967.php