Seeing the beauty of Africa in High Definition...
It became the fourth largest source of
foreign exchange earnings estimated at
$2.2 million in 2015. It contributes
approximately 4.8% to the gross
domestic product (GDP). In the same
vein. Ghana’s investment tourism began
when her focus shifted from over
reliance on natural resources i.e cocoa,
gold, timber etc. which were identified
as being overtly competitive and
exhaustible this giving a basis for
diversification so as to create alternative
means of sustaining the economy. The
goal of the Ghanaian government is to
develop the country as an internationally
competitive and high quality
destination through partnerships,
investments, aggressive marketing and
conservation of the country’s rich
cultural, historical and environmental
heritage.
In Seychelles, tourism accounts for 60% of
the nation’s Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) according to the Seychelles tourism
board. The country currently markets itself
as the purest and most un-
commercialized destination in the world.
Tourism accounts for more than 70% of
the employment for her entire population
of about 90,000 people. Last year the
Island received 300,000 international
tourists to its Islands. While some of the
countries sighted above are making giant
strides already, some other African
countries like Nigeria,. Rwanda, Kenya etc.
are beginning to garner their resources to
plug into the booming industry. Nigeria
with a population of over 190 million
people and with vast landscape and
natural resources, a rich traditional
heritage and cultural hybrid of 250 ethnic
tribes has the potential to attract
international tourists.