According to Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, the Minister of Finance, the government received $1.8 billion in tourism-related earnings in the first half of 2024.
In comparison to the same period previous year, the Minister stated that this indicates a rise in tourism revenue.
The Minister stated that the first half of the year saw a rise in visitor arrivals, which led to a notable increase in the tourism sector’s earnings when presenting the mid-year budget review to Parliament on Tuesday, July 23.
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“Mr. Speaker, Ghana is being positioned as an internationally competitive tourism destination. Tourist arrivals have increased from about 500,000 in 2023 to almost 600,000 in the first half of 2024, increasing receipts to about $1.8billion compared to $1.5 billion over the same period last year,” he stated.
He went on to list other government programs that have been put in place to encourage and sustain this industry’s expansion.
“To complement this progress, we have enhanced tourism infrastructure, marketing, supply-chain links, through the redevelopment of key tourist sites such as Aburi Gardens, Yaa Asantewaa mausoleum, the museum at Ejisu, and the Pkiworo Slave camp,” he added.
