Jun 1, 2021 | Canada, North America, Resources, Tourism, Trade
OTTAWA – The federal government is opening the doors to a loan program that will provide financing to Black-owned businesses that often face a steep hill to access capital. The Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund will provide loans of up to $250,000 for businesses...
Jun 9, 2020 | Africa, Ghana, Tourism
Ghana lost an estimated tourism revenue of US$171 million in a space of four months – from March to June, because of the global novel coronavirus pandemic. The revenue loss followed the closure of the country’s borders to human traffic, a measure taken by the...
Apr 5, 2020 | Global, Tourism
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of recommendations calling for urgent and strong support to help the global tourism sector not only recover from the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19 but to ‘grow back better’. The Recommendations are the...
Apr 4, 2020 | Global, Tourism
As the current outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) continues to develop, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are committed to working together in guiding the travel and tourism sectors’ response to COVID-19. On 30...
Apr 4, 2020 | Global, Tourism
Updated April 1 2020 UNWTO also calls upon the sector and travelers to address this challenge with sound judgment and proportionate measures. Tourism is currently one of the most affected sectors and UNWTO has revised its 2020 forecast for international arrivals and...
Mar 27, 2020 | Africa, Tourism
Operators in the country’s tourism and hospitality sector say they are expecting an intervention by government when the regulator, the Ghana Tourism Authority, completes an economic impact assessment of the COVID-19 on their operations. The coronavirus has not only...
