GHATOF meets to strategise

Published in the Daily Graphic on 23/04/2010, pg 19

Story: Matilda Attram
The new executive of the Ghana Tourism Federation (GHATOF) has held its first meeting with the GHATOF council to propose new strategies that will enhance activities of the federation.
The meeting, which was held in Accra, discussed some challenges confronting the federation and measures needed to be taken to address them.
Issues discussed included the federation’s intention to set up a tourism development bank to help facilitate the development of tourism infrastructure in the country.
At the meeting, the newly elected president of GHATOF, Nana Kofi Adjei Twinin I, said the federation faced many challenges including lack of funds and commitment among members which slowed down the activities of the federation.
He said the tourism sector could only be sustained when there was a vibrant private sector support for tourism development. GHATOF serves as an umbrella body which represents the private sector in collaborating with the public sector to formulate good policies for sustainable growth of the industry.
The meeting ended with an agreement to mobilise members of the federation through regional forums to interact with stakeholders in the industry.
The council also agreed on the formation of committees that would help the executive to steer the affairs of the federation.