A total of355,108 tourist arrival was recorded in 2020 with a receipt of 387, 1 million dollars.
But in 2019, tourism generated 3.3 billion dollars with a total of 1.1 million tourist arrivals, according to Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA).
This was revealed on behalf of Mr. Akwasi Agyeman, GTA CEO during the 2021 UNWTO World Tourism Day celebration in Wli on the theme: “Tourism for inclusive growth.”
The theme is apt as the tourism industry is gradually recovering from the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Average tourist expenditure which stood at 2,931 dollars also declined sharply to 1,090 dollars which were 64 percent in 2020.
According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) 2021 report, Travel and Tourism GDP Which accounted for 10.4 percent in 2019, declined to 5.5 percent in 2020.
There were 62 million job losses in 2020 from 334 million jobs in 2019; it declined rapidly to 272 million jobs in 2020.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Kofi Atakora
