This challenge exists because the local government

policies and programmes. This challenge exists because the local government act does not
mandate local government’s authorities to plan for tourism development. Also, because there is
no office at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly for tourism planning and development, Ghana
Tourism Authority has taken the responsibility to plan for tourism industry in Ghana. This may
explain the reason why tourism promotion through television channels, radio stations and
newspaper outlets are carried out by the Ghana Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Tourism,
Culture and Creative Arts. This further constraint the local government to employ and train local
tourist guards to protect and keep destinations safe and attractive. It can be deduced that the
limited role of local government authority in tourism promotion is due to the fact that the Local
Government Act, 2016 (Act, 936) has not mandated local governments in Ghana to strategically
plan and develop the tourism sector, and the situation that trigger the Ghana Tourism Authority to
assume the greatest responsibility. However, the need to keep the destinations clean falls within
the broader role of the citizens, but this role has been neglected making the destinations
unattractive to be promoted. This finding confirm the assertion that local governments derive
their mandate from the relevant state constitutions and various local government acts, and
receive financial transfers from central governments, which sometimes makes it difficult for
them to function effectively (Ruhanen, 2013).
4.1.2 Infrastructural Development
It came up strongly that Ministry of tourism facilitate tourism development through the provision
of infrastructure at the destinations. Thus, they facilitate access to roads, hotel accommodation.
The infrastructural development at the destinations provides environment that attracts private
investors into tourism industry. The human resource Manager of ministry tourism intimated that:
“We facilitate the putting up of residential and recreational facilities at the destinations by private
operators. The building of restaurants, hotel accommodation and other facilities demand that the
operators get permit from the AMA. We also assist private sector operators to be able to access
loans from the banks for infrastructural development at the destinations”. Due to Ghana’s
democratic consolidation and relative peace steadiness in the sub-region coupled with rich
cultural heritage, the number of international tourists and holiday makers keep increasing every
year. Also, Ghana has become a host of most international and regional conferences as well as

students’ exchange programmes. These international and domestic guests tend to take their
leisure at the tourism sites which put demands on few facilities at the destinations. The
facilitative role of governments is important because of the fact that private operators need
permits from the local government authority to be able to operate their business. However,