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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TOURISM ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR

Introduction
Opportunities for investment in tourism, arts, and culture are immense, ranging from construction and management of hotels, leisure parks, golf courses, conference tourism, air/ground transport, wildlife, tour operation, to ecotourism facilities, and cultural and historical sites. The specific investment opportunities are outlined:

MARINE DRIVE TOURISM INVESTMENT PROJECT
This is a project intended to plan and develop the 241 acres of land, stretching from the Osu Klottey Lagoon (behind the Christiansburg Castle) to the Accra Community Centre. Investors are invited to invest in hotels, restaurants, casinos,
amphitheaters, shopping malls, conference facilities, water sports, marine transport, fishing wharf etc.

NATIONAL HOTEL, CATERING, AND TOURISM TRAINING INSTITUTE
This is a public-private partnership project to construct and manage a state-of-the-art professional hotel and tourism training institute in all ten regions. A feasibility study had been conducted to demonstrate the financial and economic viability of this project.

HIGHWAY REST STOPS
As part of encouraging travelers on the highways to stop at tourist sites and rest, the Ministry is encouraging investment in Highway Rest Stops across the country. Currently, such facilities are limited, hence there is a growing demand for investment in one-stop facilities which provide shops, eating places, toilet facilities, parking areas, gas/fuel stations and limited accommodation, and scenic overlook. The land is available for any investor willing to invest in Highway Rest stops.

MEETING FACILITIES
Although Ghana has become a major conference destination, there is a deficit of facilities to offer a variety of services to participants. Ghana has become the gateway to the West African Sub-region economic activity with over 350 million people. The private sector is required to invest in multi-purpose conferences and exhibition centers, not only in the capital city Accra but also in other parts of the country.

CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS
As a conscious strategy to offer a wide range of cuisines to business and leisure tourists, we are encouraging investment in large, medium, and small-scale restaurants with specialties in traditional, oriental, and continental cuisines.

RECEPTIVE FACILITIES
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture has constructed Tourist Receptive Facilities at tourism sites across the country, as a policy and development strategy to further public and private sector investment. We are seeking partnerships with the private sector to expand and manage these facilities at the tourist sites across the country

REGIONAL THEATRES
The Government is dedicated to completing all the Regional Theatres which are at various stages of completion. To achieve this objective, we are inviting investors to partner with the National Commission on Culture, the Ghana Tourist Development Company and the Ghana Tourism Authority to establish state-of-the-art regional theatres, as part of our policy to harness the full potential of the country’s arts and culture.

DUTY FREE SHOPS
The Government is expanding facilities at the international and domestic airports which require investment in duty-free shops. The Ghana Tourist Development Company Limited is the investment agency of the Ministry and is involved in duty free operations. The policy direction is focusing on the company’s partnership with the private sector to invest and manage duty-free shops at the airports in Tamale, Kumasi, Sunyani and Takoradi.

TOURIST COACHES AND AIRLINES
Considering our aggressive promotion of international and domestic tourism, there is a shortfall in tourist coaches and domestic airlines. We are, therefore, inviting investors into the transport sector, preferably into luxury coaches, and international and domestic flights.

ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES
There is a high demand for all types of accommodation facilities across the country to meet the need of business, conference and holiday tourists. We are encouraging investment in the following types of accommodation:

  • Five- and four-star Hotels
  • Coastal and inland lake resorts with sporting and recreational facilities.
  • Mountain resorts.

Motels

  • Business, leisure and conference hotels.
  • Eco-lodges
  • Hostels
  • Camping sites for adventure tourists
  •  Wellness and Spas Facilities

CONTACT INSTITUTION
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts
P. O. Box 4386, Accra, Ghana
Phone: (+233 302) 679 314
Email: info@motac.gov.gh
Website: motac.gov.gh
GHANA TOURISM AUTHORITY – HEAD OFFICE
P. O. BOX GP 3106, Accra, Ghana.
Telephone: +233 302 682 601

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