Tourism Geographies, Vol.1, No.3, pp. forthcoming (return to Table of Contents for Vol.1)

Tourism plans and planning challenges in Ghana

Victor B. Teye
Department of Recreation Management & Tourism, Arizona State University, USA

Abstract

Due to its multi-disciplinary nature, tourism planning is a complex activity requiring an integrated approach, private and public sector partnership, and inter-agency and inter-sectoral coordination, as well as community involvement. For most developing countries, comprehensive and systematic tourism planning is a new or recent phenomenon. This paper describes the tourism planning experience of Ghana, examines the current 15-year Tourism Development Plan for the period 1996-2010, and briefly discusses some of the challenges facing the successful implementation of the tourism plan.

Keywords: tourism industry, tourism planning, political stability, implementation, Ghana