Winneba — A nationwide survey to gather baseline information on home and outbound tourism to evaluate the contribution of the sector to nationwide improvement has been launched. The 2023 Home and Outbound Tourism Survey (DOTS) can also be meant to assist the nation perceive the extent of tourism circulation to and from the nation. The …
Winneba — A nationwide survey to gather baseline information on home and outbound tourism to evaluate the contribution of the sector to nationwide improvement has been launched.
The 2023 Home and Outbound Tourism Survey (DOTS) can also be meant to assist the nation perceive the extent of tourism circulation to and from the nation.
The DOTS to be performed inside a 12 months fashioned a part of 4 surveys to check the tourism sector and its socio-economic contribution to the financial system.
It’s being funded by the World Financial institution beneath the Harmonising and Bettering Statistics in West Africa Challenge.
Talking on the launch right here yesterday, the Authorities Statistician, Professor Samuel Okay. Annim, mentioned the DOTS was a part of a complete of 4 surveys primarily geared toward compiling the Tourism Satellite tv for pc Account (TSA), which might function foundation for computing the sector’s true relevance to the nationwide financial system.
The opposite surveys to be performed inside the subsequent three years have been the Ghana Worldwide Traveller’s Survey, Lodging Models Survey and Tourism Provide Institution Survey which have been important in computing the TSA.
Prof. Annim defined that the survey would assist generate dependable and complete information to measure and assess the insurance policies of presidency on tourism.
He mentioned as a part of the 15 years strategic plan of the Ghana Tourism Authority, the Authority projected tourism arrivals to succeed in 4.3 million by 2027.
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He mentioned the sector was projected to lift $1.5 billion by 2027, which is half of the steadiness of cost help the federal government was searching for from the Worldwide Financial Fund.
Prof. Annim additional mentioned tourism was projected to create 1.4 million jobs by 2027 and assist handle the unemployment downside going through the nation.
“The information above tells the significance of the tourism sector. The tourism sector alone might help the nation increase greater than the quantity Ghana is searching for from the IMF,” he said.
Prof. Annim disclosed that about 220 area staff had been recruited for the 12 months train.
The chairman of the Technician Committee of the undertaking, Professor Kwaku Boakye, mentioned tourism had been recognized as a driver to scale back poverty, create respectable work and promote environmental sustainability.
“Tourism when correctly deliberate and developed can be utilized as a automobile to attain most of the sustainable improvement objectives straight and not directly,” he said.
Professor Boakye who’s the Professor of Tourism on the College of Cape Coast, mentioned the DOTS was a nationwide survey designed to acquire complete information and understanding of the tourism sector to affect authorities coverage.
He mentioned the survey, amongst others, would elicit info on the person satisfaction of the vacationers services within the nation.
The Coordinator of the Survey, Dr Ebenezer Kojo Ocran, in his remarks mentioned the survey would assist generate information for efficient improvement of the nation’s tourism sector.
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