Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has announced that about US$1.8 billion was generated from tourism in the first half of 2024.
He stated that this is an increase from US$1.5 billion during the same period last year.
While delivering the 2024 mid-year budget review in Parliament in Accra on Tuesday, Dr Adam highlighted that tourist arrivals have risen from about 500,000 in 2023 to nearly 600,000 in the first half of 2024.
“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 US$1.8 billion compared to US$1.5 billion over the same period last year,” he stated.
He further added, “To complement this progress, we have enhanced tourism infrastructure, marketing, and supply-chain links, through the redevelopment of key tourist sites such as Aburi Gardens, Yaa Asantewaa mausoleum, the museum at Ejisu, and the Pikworo Slave camp.”
