General News of Wednesday, 12 February 2020Source: Ghana Tourism AuthorityRE: Tourism Authority had a successful New York travel showplay videoThe GTA booth was dually branded as ‘Visit Ghana’ and ‘Beyond The ReturnEarlier this week, Ghanaweb published a report culled from a barely-known blog named ‘The AfroDrifter’ with a tiny social media following of 4 Instagram followers, 144 Facebook likes and 339 Twitter followers. To capitalize on the North American market trends and to enter the United States travel trade show sector, GTA for the first time ever, attended the New York Times Travel Show held at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City from 24th – 26th January 2020. The New York Times Travel Show attracts more than 35,000 attendees with over 700 exhibitors from more than 175 countries, making it the largest travel trade and consumer show in North America. On the sidelines of the travel show, the team led by the Minister engaged media Houses such as the New York Times, Harlem Times and clinched a deal to host this year's Africa Tourism Association "World to Africa" Tourism Conference in Ghana in October 2020. Whilst we welcome criticism and feedback, we will not be distracted in our quest to market and make Ghana a top tourism destination.

Source: GhanaWeb February 12, 2020 07:52 UTC