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Tourism Minister-Designate advocates for pool flights for tourists
The high cost of air ticket fares has been listed as one of many factors making Ghana an unattractive tourist destination to many.
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Speaking during her vetting by the Appointments Committee of Parliament she explained that pool flights will help reduce the cost of tickets to Ghana.
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Many have blamed this development on the 17.5 percent VAT on air travels by the former NDC government.
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But Catherine Afeku stressed that pool flights should reduce costs and bring some relief to tourists to Ghana.
“For the air fares, it is an issue of demand and supply. We now have thirty-four airlines which will increase to thirty-five by the end of the month with the coming on board of Air France. The only way to work with them is to conduct charter or group tours; currently we only have individual tickets and that tends to be expensive. But if we are able to convince them to book groups coming to Ghana, then the cost will go down,” she explained.
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On the high cost of hotel services in Ghana, she also hinted of a marine drive project that will help to cut down the high cost of hotel services.
The project covers a land size of 200 acres close to the castle.
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Upon completion, the marine drive is expected to accommodate about thirty five-star hotels along the beach.
“If we are able to get the marine drive, it has a master plan over thirty five-star hotels. Demand and supply will set in so that if one hotel is charging 300 cedis with another charging 150 cedis, then the customer will decide which to patronize. The facility also has the opportunity to give us a conference hub,” Catherine Akefu said.
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