The majority of hotels have yet to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak – Ackah-Nyamikeh Junior
Dr. Edward Ackah Nyamikeh Junior, President of the Ghana Hotels Association, says a huge number of hotels have yet to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak. On the sidelines of the signing event for the 5th Ghana Hotels Association Awards 2020 between the Hotels Association and Customer Service Africa, he told Joy Business that a large number of hotels have been unable to meet even half of their pre-Covid-19 occupancy rates. “We continuously urging the government that it needs to do more to help the industry. In the midst of the pandemic [Covid-19] in 2020, so much debt was produced in the hotel operations... Government assistance hasn't been what we'd hoped for, and it hasn't been where we'd like it to be.” Priscilla Wellington Asante, Executive Director of Customer Service Africa and Brand Ambassador of the Ghana Hotels Association Awards, called on industry players to support the expected award, which she described as one that will encourage members of th...