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Fair rates promote more business - practitioners of tourism
industry told
Accra, Feb. 5, Ghanadot/GNA - The Ghana Tourism Society (GTS)
has appealed to stakeholders in the tourism industry,
especially private companies that have enjoyed tax rebates
and exemptions to ensure that their prices and rates were
commensurate to their services.
The Society said all those who had enjoyed tax exemptions
and duty-free incentives from the Ghana Investments
Promotions Council (GIPC) should ensure that they kept their
prices low and competitive to encourage more tourists into
the country.
Mr Ernest W. Owusu, President of the Ghana Tourism Society,
in a release copied to the GNA Sports, said the gesture
would go a long way in boosting the nation's tourism sector
especially following the presence of a large number of
visitors and football fans for the Ghana 2008 soccer
tournament.
He reminded all private entrepreneurs, corporate bodies and
service providers, including hotels and car rental
companies, tour operators and entertainment centres in the
hospitality industry that the exemptions was to ensure that
Ghana became competitive and affordable leisure holiday
destination.
"With the Ghanaian friendly traditional hospitality accorded
to august visitors, a lot of investment and savings will be
gained by the stakeholders so as to help to boost our
tourism promotion and development."
Mr Owusu said that members of the tourism industry could
ensure 'return packages' for the visitors depending on how
they treated the soccer fans as that would encourage them to
come back with their families after the tournament to enjoy
the serene and peaceful atmosphere in the country and to
visit many tourists sites.
He advised all stakeholders to ensure that they gave the
visitors the best of rates so that they might return to
Ghana after the tournament.
The Government has through its GIP Centre-Promotion of
Tourism Instrument - L.I. 1817 / 2006 - given approval for
tax exemptions and duty-free incentives to all stakeholders
in the tourism industry.
GNA
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