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In recognition of his “relentless efforts and contribution to the promotion and development of tourism in Ghana”, accomplished communications practitioner and cultural concierge, PaJohn Bentsifi Dadson, who writes the ‘Guy About Town’ column, “Bentsifi’s Tattle”, in The Mirror newspaper, was last Thursday, October 20, awarded with a certificate of honour at the 2016 Greater Accra Regional Tourism Awards.
Instituted by the Ghana Tourism Authority, the regional awards are a precusor to the national and seeks to reward establishments and individuals whose operations within the tourism sector seeks to uphold high standards. This year’s awards under the theme “Advancing the Gains of Tourism through Quality Service Delivery”.
At a ceremony held at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra, PaJohn, who was the only one to receive an honourary award joined several other winners of the competitive category and recipients to pick up their certificates.
His citation read in part, “PaJohn established the Accra Visitor Center on the busy Ring Road Central in (1999) when such a facility was badly needed for the dissemination of tourist information to visitors in the metropolis of Accra.
He continued, in spite of all odds, to feed visitors and locals with information on the city’s cultural, arts and entertainment scene through his regular column in the weekend newspaper, The Mirror, under the caption, Bentsifi’s Tattle… A Guy About Town’. This proved beneficial as a source of information on ” Where to go” and “What to see” as well as upcoming events in Accra and elsewhere.”
PaJohn continues to be engaged in other exploits to promote domestic tourism, including as the initiator and coordinator of the “See Ghana” crusade which seeks to encourage more local participation in tourism.
A media campaign which includes the organization of the popular WangoWango road trips to various attractions and destinations in all regions, the “See Ghana” crusade is poised to take off for a third year in an even bigger way.
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