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Overview

Infrastructure investment positions Egypt's tourism industry for growth
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In the years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic, the tourism sector was a key contributor to economic growth and foreign exchange. Egypt was expecting significant growth in tourism going into 2020 with the opening of new flight routes and museums, as well as investment in antiquities. The pandemic’s impact on the tourism sector in markets around the world was significant, as travel restrictions…

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The Report: Egypt 2022: Tourism
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In 2020, when international arrivals and tourism operations were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a worry that the tourism industry would lose its post-2017 momentum. However, efforts have been made to maintain the upward trend. Indeed, public investment in the tourism sector and concerted marketing campaigns aimed at fuelling engagement laid the groundwork for a rebound. In May 2021 the…

Analysis

Why Ghana is focusing on domestic tourism
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Tourism in Ghana – as was the case in the rest of the world – was negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to widespread health restrictions and limited the ability of people to move across borders for business or leisure travel. Globally, the number of international tourist arrivals decreased by 74% in 2020 compared to 2019 levels. The decline was as high as 80-90% in developing…

Interview

Akwasi Agyeman, CEO, Ghana Tourism Authority: Interview
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Interview:Akwasi Agyeman How has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted Ghana’s tourism sector, and what do you see will be necessary to support recovery? AKWASI AGYEMAN: Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic Ghana was focused on developing heritage and diaspora tourism and attracting tourists from the US in particular, while also taking steps to promote domestic tourism. International visitor numbers trended…

Overview

How can Ghana's tourism industry recover from the pandemic?
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Tourism is an important driver of economic growth in Ghana, as the third-largest GDP contributor and recipient of increasing levels of foreign investment each year. The Year of Return campaign for 2019, appealing to the diaspora population, was a success and is seen as a blueprint for future tourism marketing campaigns to build upon the growing international awareness of Ghana as a tourist destination.…

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The Report: Ghana 2022: Tourism
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As the third-largest contributor to GDP and a recipient of increasing levels of foreign investment each year, tourism is an important driver of economic growth in Ghana. International arrivals reached 411,000 in the first nine months of 2021, outpacing the 355,000 arrivals seen in 2020 – hinting at a recovery from the pandemic. The country also has the potential to boost its domestic tourism –…

Country Report

The Report: Ghana 2022
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Ghana is the first African country to achieve independence from British colonial rule, and is widely known for its natural resources such as cocoa, as well as its inland water sources. Several measures have been taken to balance government revenue and spending, and the country remains a safe haven for foreign direct investment, which stood at $830m in the first half of 2021. The most recent genera

Economic Update

How can the tourism industry achieve net zero?

– Tourism is a key contributor both to global GDP and global emissions – There have been calls for a major reboot of the sector following Covid-19 – Airlines are now able to offset emissions in an international carbon exchange – Air carrier organisations in both MENA and the EU have set net-zero targets The global tourism industry – which accounted for 10% of GDP yet 8% of global…

Country Report

The Report: Nigeria 2022
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Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa, with GDP of $432.3bn in 2020, according to the World Bank, and home to one of the largest proven oil reserves on the continent. The country has developed an investment-friendly business climate over two decades of civilian rule and in the nearly 60 years since independence, boosted by its oil and gas wealth, and the entrepreneurial spirit of its young popu

Global Platform

Shady Ali Hussein, Chairman, Reversing Medical Tourism Flow Organisation

In this Global Platform video, Shady Ali Hussein, chairman of the Reversing Medical Tourism Flow Organisation, talks about the advances being made in Egyptian dentistry technology, its contribution to higher levels of medical tourism and its role in the retention of skilled dental professionals. As Egypt has 15,000 dentists graduating each year, attractive positions and high salaries are keeping them

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