Visa on Arrival For All Visitors To Ghana During Christmas, Says Ghana Tourism Authority

• In a bid to attract a lot more people to Ghana during the Christmas, government has rolled out a visa on arrival programme
• The programme is part of the "December in Ghana" initiative led by the Ghana Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Tourism
• The two Ghana government agencies will issue visas on arrival to all foreign visitors during the Yuletide

Ghana is opening up to the world this Yuletide as it rolls out a visa on arrival policy to attract more visitors into the country.

The initiative, part of the "December in Ghana" programme, is led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA).

The two Ghana government agencies will issue visas on arrival to all foreign visitors and pleasure seekers arriving in Ghana for the Christmas and New Year festivities.

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According to a report by Asaase Radio, the move is expected to ease the burden new arrivals go through in securing visa to Ghana.

Tourism Authority boss, Akwasi Agyeman told Asaase Radio on Thursday December 22, 2022 that the visa on arrival arrangement is only for the festive season and starts this week.

“People can pick up their passports, buy their tickets and come enjoy Christmas in Ghana,” he said.

To make the stay of new arrivals enjoyable the tourism authority has also engaged hotels in Ghana to subsidise their rates.

“‘December in Ghana’ is here to stay so they shouldn’t keep their prices at a higher level,” he justified why hotels must slash their prices.

The new visa on arrival policy ends on January 15, 2022.

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Photos Show How Accra International Airport in 1968 Has Transformed To Kotoka International Airport

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh has reported in a separate story that before becoming Kotoka International Airport, Accra International Airport operated from 1956 to 1969 at the place which is currently KIA Terminal 1.

When it was first constructed in 1946, the airport served as a military aviation facility for the British Royal Air Force during World War II.

After the war, in the early 1950s, the facility was eventually turned over to civilian authorities to be used for both domestic and international flight travel.

Source: YEN.com.gh