We Need More Tourism Education – Abeiku Santana

Radio and television personality, Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey popularly known as Abeiku Santana stresses on tourism. According to him, it is necesary to intensify education on tourism in the country.

He stated that his interactions with people show that the only thing Ghanaians know when it comes to tourism is the leisure and entertainment aspects.

Abeiku Santana on tourism and its importance

“I have been around for long. People actually think that I just started. However, I have been in this for like a decade and it saddens my heart that when you mention tourism here, the only thing people are familiar with is the entertainment and leisure side.

“Yes that is one part of it but what about aviation, what about telecommunications etc. There is a lot of work to be done, we need to do a lot of education on tourism, we do not understand it all” 

“Another observation that I want to throw light on is the transport aspect of tourism. It is like we do not know that transport also plays a role in getting tourism in Ghana on the map”

“Here, drivers do not know that they are the first point of call whenever a visitor steps out of the airport.

“Some of them do not know about customer service, they do not know what return purchase is about, there is no complimentary card, they will not even talk to you.

“But in other countries, the drivers engage you. Some will ask what type of song you want. Also, if you have a flash drive if the car has a slot.

“They will tell you about their music, popular places, they give you their complimentary cards etc. This is what I am talking about. The bottom line is that, we need to do more education here and take tourism seriously.”