The President of the Hotels Association of Ghana (HAG), Dr Edward Ackah Nyamike (Jnr), has called on the government to provide a conducive environment for the hotel industry to thrive, and contribute meaningfully to tourism promotion in the country.
The hospitality industry, he said, played vital roles in the promotion of tourism, and as a matter of urgency the government should create conditions, such as reduction in tariffs to help growth the industry.
The President of the HAG made the call during a health walk in Ho last Friday, as part of a year-long activities marking the 50th anniversary celebration of the Association on the theme: '50 Years of Advocacy, Perseverance and Impacting Ghana's Tourism and Hospitality Industry.' Dr Nyamike also stressed that the hospitality industry created over 80,000 direct and indirect jobs, mobilising revenue through taxes, levies and foreign exchange for national development.
He mentioned that the need for the government to pay attention to the hotel industry, which was at the centre of tourism promotion in the country, adding that the high cost involved in hotel management and high tariffs remained challenge to hotel operations in the country.
