Top 100 Tourism Personalities in West Africa for launched Accra Weizo

Organisers of the third edition of Accra Weizo have revealed that the compilation of the Top 100 Tourism Personalities will be launched at this year’s event in Accra, Ghana.

The compilation is a report of “Who is who” in the travel and tourism industry in West Africa, a vision of Accra Weizo, the ECOWAS travel and tourism fair, with a theme to promote seamless travels in West Africa.

The presentations would hold on the May 26, 2017 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana.

However, nominations for the awards are still ongoing by the Awards committee of experts in partnership with the Board of ATQNews, and winners would be announced in the second week of April 2017.

The Top 100 Tourism Personalities in West Africa are individuals who have distinguished themselves and through their efforts or that of their organisation have impacted positively on the travel and tourism sector across the West African sub region, whose effort have stimulated and helped to achieve their individual country’s tourism goals and forging interactions among stakeholders and customers across the region.

Dein Gbabo, Project Manager of AKWAABA African Travel Market, speaking about the event, explained that, “In West Africa, the people in travel business need to network. Each country in the region works in silos.

“This situation necessitated the need to create opportunities to network and by so doing stimulate the great potentials and benefits that lurk within travel business among the countries in the region.”