Ghana missing in Africa’s most visited countries

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Kana 9 years ago

With this useless government No foreigner will come.Apuuuuu.

With this useless government No foreigner will come.Apuuuuu.
Ajit Babu 9 years ago

Ghana is filthy and also risky due to bad roads and other infrastructure. Remember dumsor too. Who wants to travel to such a disorganized country? They always hype the tourist numbers in Ghana that mostly include Ghanaians th ...
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Ghana is filthy and also risky due to bad roads and other infrastructure. Remember dumsor too. Who wants to travel to such a disorganized country? They always hype the tourist numbers in Ghana that mostly include Ghanaians that hold foreign passports.
fuck G. 9 years ago

well said

well said
ELINAN 9 years ago

If you have to compare the brain power and innovations Ethiopians and Rwandans are applying to bring their countries in to modernity and that of Ghana and its inability to tackle common refuse that we generate ourselves, then ...
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If you have to compare the brain power and innovations Ethiopians and Rwandans are applying to bring their countries in to modernity and that of Ghana and its inability to tackle common refuse that we generate ourselves, then you wonder why any sane person would like to spend hard earned money to visit a place where its leaders care little about but talk and talk while filth piles up.
Tourist 9 years ago

Yes you are right, the country is dirty, very dirty and filthy, no proper toilets even at airport, no proper drainage systems, if you take a holiday, you don't want to be sick or return sick, it has happened to me, I am scare ...
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Yes you are right, the country is dirty, very dirty and filthy, no proper toilets even at airport, no proper drainage systems, if you take a holiday, you don't want to be sick or return sick, it has happened to me, I am scared to ever return because of the dirty cities, I cannot recommend either, why you talk of no jobs in your country but you don't clean up your own mess, you are happy to clean my toilets and do my garden for pennies but cannot do your own, if your presidents and officials visit or countries, don't they see things being done, why cant they do same, the filth created can produce millions of jobs if managed properly, the capital is stinking at korle-lagoon or something damnn next to the capital main hopsital , in my opinion, the country is a bad place to live
Kurt Denmark 9 years ago

Ghana have a lot of things for visitors to see. There are good hotels, there are lot of good Beaches, but many beaches are privat and closed, it is a disappointment for tourists. Ghana have a lot of Castles tourist wil love ...
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Ghana have a lot of things for visitors to see. There are good hotels, there are lot of good Beaches, but many beaches are privat and closed, it is a disappointment for tourists. Ghana have a lot of Castles tourist wil love to see. It is importent to built out the infrastructure, so it can be easyer to go from place to place. I have been to Ghana many times, and i love it, but people shall learn to serve and smile more.
Go Ghana, i know you can.
With love from Kurt
Kwame VS Kofi 9 years ago

in other Countries they call it Rassism! Go to Kankum National Park and look at the price list: Foreigners (Whites) pay more then double....Like on the market for tomatos as well....

in other Countries they call it Rassism! Go to Kankum National Park and look at the price list: Foreigners (Whites) pay more then double....Like on the market for tomatos as well....
Son of Man 9 years ago

Ghana has become an ethnocentric nation, a far cry from what Nkrumah envisaged. Ashanti are bent on making Ghana monotonous and boring. Diversity is what attracts people to a nation. Leave Ghana the way it is. Let's develop a ...
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Ghana has become an ethnocentric nation, a far cry from what Nkrumah envisaged. Ashanti are bent on making Ghana monotonous and boring. Diversity is what attracts people to a nation. Leave Ghana the way it is. Let's develop all parts of the country and not just the south.
Abass 9 years ago

The true is we cant develop without this Asantes but we have try to sideline them always becos we fear their dominants, ,,,well we like it or not in very country there is always one Group that lead that country so is up ...
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The true is we cant develop without this Asantes but we have try to sideline them always becos we fear their dominants, ,,,well we like it or not in very country there is always one Group that lead that country so is up to us to bring Ashantes on board becos without them this Nation will not develop ,,,,,,,lets waite and see
DAN 9 years ago

i've been to Ghana 6 times but takes too long to get to Sunyani & Kumansi much less the northern region...As long as the roads are unsafe and Main airport is in south that where tourist will gather..

i've been to Ghana 6 times but takes too long to get to Sunyani & Kumansi much less the northern region...As long as the roads are unsafe and Main airport is in south that where tourist will gather..
OSEI 9 years ago

WOULD YOU SPEND YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY TO VISIT A DIRTY, DUMSOR, ARMED ROBBERS INFESTED COUNTRY LIKE GHANA. I KNOW THIS MIGHT SOUND UNPATRIOTIC, BUT THE TRUTH HURTS.

WOULD YOU SPEND YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY TO VISIT A DIRTY, DUMSOR, ARMED ROBBERS INFESTED COUNTRY LIKE GHANA. I KNOW THIS MIGHT SOUND UNPATRIOTIC, BUT THE TRUTH HURTS.
Walantu Walansa 9 years ago

True Osei! No need to appologise for not being patriotic. We have to say the truth for a change. Ghana is filthy, stinky, expensive and badly managed. The only tourist they can boast off are Ghanaians from abroad because of t ...
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True Osei! No need to appologise for not being patriotic. We have to say the truth for a change. Ghana is filthy, stinky, expensive and badly managed. The only tourist they can boast off are Ghanaians from abroad because of their families they have come ones a while. I feel ashamed anytime I come to Ghana.
Pelicles 9 years ago

No one in his/her right mind will visit a nation where electricity is erratic and cholera is killing people in an unprecedented level.

Accra, the capital stinks to the highest heavens.

No one in his/her right mind will visit a nation where electricity is erratic and cholera is killing people in an unprecedented level.

Accra, the capital stinks to the highest heavens.
The mask 9 years ago

The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has no Eastern Regional headoffice. The BOG must ask for land from the King of Akyem (Okyehene) to construct this building. I don´t believe that the BOG has accurate data of the economic activity in t ...
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The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has no Eastern Regional headoffice. The BOG must ask for land from the King of Akyem (Okyehene) to construct this building. I don´t believe that the BOG has accurate data of the economic activity in the at least 12 Akyem districts which make up more than half the population on the region. The GDP and GNI of these Akyem districts are very high. They stem from:

Gold mining
Diamond mining
Cocoa
Oil Palm (the largest in West Africa)
Timber
Software development
etc

The money supply and capital in the at least 12 Akyem districts are wholly inadequate. BOG must remove impediments to the setting up of rural banks in these districts and encourage ADB and GCB to open branches in these districts.

The government must further ensure that wholly owned Ghanaian banks, including rural banks, get at least 80% of the banking revenue.
Lady 9 years ago

But what would they be coming here for? To see shit on the beaches? Plastic waste every where. Smelly gutters, huge rubbish dumps by the street. Please be real why on earth would anyone waste their money to come to Ghana? Ni ...
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But what would they be coming here for? To see shit on the beaches? Plastic waste every where. Smelly gutters, huge rubbish dumps by the street. Please be real why on earth would anyone waste their money to come to Ghana? Nigeria is even more interesting.
Kwame VS Kofi 9 years ago

This is the first realistic assesment here! True, Ghana is not a destination for tourism. Tourists are beeing ripped off at any corner and in any purchase.. "Obronis" are so stupid!

This is the first realistic assesment here! True, Ghana is not a destination for tourism. Tourists are beeing ripped off at any corner and in any purchase.. "Obronis" are so stupid!
National Patapaa Party 9 years ago

The "against" people are happy it is so, but they forget "country broke or no broke, we all dey inside". The country belongs to all of us and we as a people should do all we can to make our land a beautiful land! The country ...
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The "against" people are happy it is so, but they forget "country broke or no broke, we all dey inside". The country belongs to all of us and we as a people should do all we can to make our land a beautiful land! The country does not belong to NPP or NDC alone, it belongs to all Ghanaians!!!
Kofi Dartey 9 years ago

Ghana over the years still don't understand what tourism can bring to a nation. I live in ltaly and know what l am talking about.

Ghana over the years still don't understand what tourism can bring to a nation. I live in ltaly and know what l am talking about.
Kofi Dartey 9 years ago

We still do not understand what is meant by tourism

We still do not understand what is meant by tourism
Joe Turkey 9 years ago

Who wants to visit a filthy country of corrupt thieves with no public toilets, no roads, no electricity and no water?

Who wants to visit a filthy country of corrupt thieves with no public toilets, no roads, no electricity and no water?
Toffey 9 years ago

If you turn your beaches into a 'shitting' bay and filth and your cities become bedmates, how do you expect more tourist visits into your country? Just take a look around our major cities after an occurrence of rainfall. It's ...
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If you turn your beaches into a 'shitting' bay and filth and your cities become bedmates, how do you expect more tourist visits into your country? Just take a look around our major cities after an occurrence of rainfall. It's a pity yet we only gloat and talk big.
Dan 9 years ago

All the comments are great but what are we all doing to contribute.Ghana is dirty and smelly but we are the same people who defecate into our beaches and throw dirt into gutters. until those people who live in developed count ...
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All the comments are great but what are we all doing to contribute.Ghana is dirty and smelly but we are the same people who defecate into our beaches and throw dirt into gutters. until those people who live in developed countries start to educate those at home to keep Ghana clean we have not done our jobs as people who know better
Peter 9 years ago

Paddy, it is simple. Institutions and laws on the land must work. I bet to say that a great majority of folks do not ease themselves at beaches or just delight in throwing rubbish anywhere; many of those who do will desist fr ...
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Paddy, it is simple. Institutions and laws on the land must work. I bet to say that a great majority of folks do not ease themselves at beaches or just delight in throwing rubbish anywhere; many of those who do will desist from the practice if better alternatives exist. That is where institutions must work and help. If the laws of the land did work, those who engage in the practice whilst alternatives are available to them could think twice before doing so.
DAN 9 years ago

And Algeria and Morocco being muslim countrys would be unsafe for white people....i've been to 6 times but since i've brought my wife and her 3 sisters to USA..We can't visit their mother and father often!

And Algeria and Morocco being muslim countrys would be unsafe for white people....i've been to 6 times but since i've brought my wife and her 3 sisters to USA..We can't visit their mother and father often!
Lord Tennison 9 years ago

The open defecation and the pyramid-high filth will deter the tourists.There is a youtube.com video about the open defecation on the beaches and along the Korle Lagoon.

The open defecation and the pyramid-high filth will deter the tourists.There is a youtube.com video about the open defecation on the beaches and along the Korle Lagoon.
Tina 9 years ago

No better planning in Ghana. The capital is full of slums. Nima, choko, labadi, pig farm etc. All this places are chock With filt and lacks proper drainage systems. It is a shame. Lawless country ghana. Everything is po ...
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No better planning in Ghana. The capital is full of slums. Nima, choko, labadi, pig farm etc. All this places are chock With filt and lacks proper drainage systems. It is a shame. Lawless country ghana. Everything is politics in Ghana.
JW 9 years ago

Ghana, Epuuu, daadaa politics, church, bible preaching, shouting, loud music, dunsor, stinking gutters, bad roads, ill-equipped hospitals/clinics, armed robbery, bad restaurants, thieves, CORRUPTION - Nonsensically expensive; ...
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Ghana, Epuuu, daadaa politics, church, bible preaching, shouting, loud music, dunsor, stinking gutters, bad roads, ill-equipped hospitals/clinics, armed robbery, bad restaurants, thieves, CORRUPTION - Nonsensically expensive;, high import duties, Bad country, too bad
Tina 9 years ago

Any body can just buy a land build one room, no toilet and the rest of the land is full of kiost. The burn the refuse in the house. The laws are not working. Everything is disorganised. All this in the capital of ghana. ...
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Any body can just buy a land build one room, no toilet and the rest of the land is full of kiost. The burn the refuse in the house. The laws are not working. Everything is disorganised. All this in the capital of ghana. The truth hurts but let say it.
Tourist 9 years ago

Check out the countries that have the most visitors and you'll find their hotels are much cheaper than Ghana for the same quality service.
Transportatio dee boboo. Restaurants are over priced. So the report out there abou ...
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Check out the countries that have the most visitors and you'll find their hotels are much cheaper than Ghana for the same quality service.
Transportatio dee boboo. Restaurants are over priced. So the report out there about Ghana is not inviting.
This is not surprising because everybody wants to be a millionaire in Ghana overnight.
pk 9 years ago

Eradicate sanitation and water problems, build safe highways (not counterflow single lanes) and then re-brand Ghana. The branding Ghana agenda will not achieve anything if the above are not dealt with. Tourists will prefer to ...
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Eradicate sanitation and water problems, build safe highways (not counterflow single lanes) and then re-brand Ghana. The branding Ghana agenda will not achieve anything if the above are not dealt with. Tourists will prefer to visit clean countries.
James Naru 9 years ago

How can any human being visit Ghana when we dont even have proper toilets in the country. What happens when they visit Makola market and needed to use a toilet? May be use the one at Rawlings Park where one is given a bucke ...
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How can any human being visit Ghana when we dont even have proper toilets in the country. What happens when they visit Makola market and needed to use a toilet? May be use the one at Rawlings Park where one is given a bucket of water to flush after use
Eli 9 years ago

in Ghana,there is no conscious effort by government and the citizenry to beautify the capital city.Accra unfortunately is becoming a slum.people are allowed to do whatever they want without recourse to the law.
Ghana needs s ...
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in Ghana,there is no conscious effort by government and the citizenry to beautify the capital city.Accra unfortunately is becoming a slum.people are allowed to do whatever they want without recourse to the law.
Ghana needs serious rebranding
Natural Mystic 9 years ago

The behavior of government officials at border posts surely drives away tourists. My wife and I had a lousy experience at Aflao border last December.

The behavior of government officials at border posts surely drives away tourists. My wife and I had a lousy experience at Aflao border last December.
Kwame VS Kofi 9 years ago

Ghana is not a Tourist destination. Ghanaians are not Service mindet. Foreigners are beeing discriminated when it comes to prizes for goods or services and the Sanitation facilities are a disaster. Visit Ghana? For what? Ah, ...
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Ghana is not a Tourist destination. Ghanaians are not Service mindet. Foreigners are beeing discriminated when it comes to prizes for goods or services and the Sanitation facilities are a disaster. Visit Ghana? For what? Ah, to swimm in the sea? The biggest public toilet in Ghana?
Mr. Mensah 9 years ago

In tourism and all other areas of endeavour the basic law is you reap what you sow.If you don't sow you don't reap.Government continues to offer lip service to the sector let us not try to compare. You can go and check how ...
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In tourism and all other areas of endeavour the basic law is you reap what you sow.If you don't sow you don't reap.Government continues to offer lip service to the sector let us not try to compare. You can go and check how much these countries invested in their tourism to enable us talk better.
Sam 9 years ago

Can't I agree with you more. The managers lack vision and do not understand what it means by tourism, so they sow less and reap less. It is about time, we put in the basic infrastructure to facilitate the needed response.

Can't I agree with you more. The managers lack vision and do not understand what it means by tourism, so they sow less and reap less. It is about time, we put in the basic infrastructure to facilitate the needed response.
Sam 9 years ago

African can see more tourists if our leaders strategically plan towards it. where is the total ranking of African countries in terms of most visited countries?

African can see more tourists if our leaders strategically plan towards it. where is the total ranking of African countries in terms of most visited countries?
Sam 9 years ago

It feels bad to see people saying all sorts of things about their home. Ghana maybe filthy and stinky but who does it and who is suppose to manage the situation? We must all get involved, do your part and say or advise your f ...
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It feels bad to see people saying all sorts of things about their home. Ghana maybe filthy and stinky but who does it and who is suppose to manage the situation? We must all get involved, do your part and say or advise your fellow,so we can all live in a healthy good scented environment. it is true, some managers of the country lack vision but we can all help.

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