WIT delegation in a group photo with the Czech ambassador to Ghana[/caption] The President of Women In Tourism (WIT), Ghana, Ambassador Nancy Sam has paid courtesy calls on the ambassadors of Czech Republic and Colombia to discuss opportunities for mutual cooperation in business and tourism between Ghana and their respective countries. Accompanied by some executive members of WIT to the Embassy of the Czech Republic, the president noted the need to exchange ideas through mutual travel and trade by women and other professionals in Ghana to Czech Republic and vice versa. She said there was a lot that Ghanaian professionals could learn from the Czech Republic counterparts to improve the business of tourism and trade in Ghana and West Africa and her organization would like to take advantage of such opportunities to learn. The WIT president also extoled the advancement made in the tourism sector of Ghana under the leadership of the Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture, Hon. Catherine Afeku and her Support to WIT as the Chairperson. She commended her especially in regards to the improvement of sanitation along the coastline from Axim to Aflao. On her part, Her Excellency Ambassador Gita Fuchsova commended the Women in Tourism for their effort to improve the business of tourism and trade in Ghana. She noted that her country was willing to partner with relevant state and private organizations to improve trade and tourism in Ghana and therefore was glad WIT had stepped forward. Ambassador Fuchsova announced that there would be an exchange programme between women from the Czech Republic and WIT which would see women from her country arriving in Ghana in the third week in January. The president of WIT explained that they were working with the Ghana Tourism Authority to do a familiarization tour for the visitors from the Czech Republic “to have a feel of our tourism attractions and business sector in Ghana”. She commended the CEO Mr. Akwasi Agyeman for the support and partnership with WIT to do this and other such initiatives. The two parties have since agreed that member of WIT would embark on a reciprocal visit to The Czech Republic, ending of May 2019 for an exchange program to interact with them, announce to them The Year of Return and seal the relationship developed in Ghana. In another development, a delegation of the Executive of the Women in Tourism, Ghana paid a visit to the Embassy of Colombia in Accra to discuss issues of mutual interest in travel and trade between Ghana and Colombia.


