The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has officially launched the Ghana Tourism Information System (GTIS), a major digital initiative aimed at modernizing tourism administration, improving sector-wide data management, strengthening regulation, and enhancing Ghana’s competitiveness within the global tourism industry.
The launch event, held at Accra City Hotel, brought together captains of industry, management and staff of the GTA, tourism stakeholders, development partners, private sector operators, and other invited guests to witness what officials described as a transformative step toward smart tourism governance in Ghana.
The GTIS brings together three key functional components – a digital platform for registration, inspection, licensing, and regulation of tourism facilities; integrated online system for levy payment, auditing, and tracking; and a structured approach to capturing guest logs and customer records to strengthen tourism data collection.
Speaking at the launch, the Deputy CEO in charge of Operations at GTA Mr. Ekow Sampson highlighted that “A key advantage of the system is the convenience it offers to operators, tourism enterprises can now pay their tourism levy from the comfort of their facilities eliminating the need for physical visits, reducing delays and improving compliance.”
The CEO of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Maame Efua Houadjeto also noted that “to empower tourism operators by giving them direct access to licensing and regulatory processes in a more efficient and convenient way.”
Source: Yaw Sarpong | Plug24 News | Ghana