A Conceptual Review Of The Role Of Hotels In Tourism Development Using Hotels In Cape Coast And Elmina, Ghana.

Abstract

According to research, the importance of hotels as central in the development of tourism cannot be underscored - because they constitute the home base of tourists and also contribute to about 30% of the budget of all tourists. This study is a position paper that examines the role of hotels in tourism development in Ghana. The paper reviews different literature on the subject and conceptually postulates among others that hotels in the Central Region of Ghana, especially the non-star graded ones lack adequate facilities and have serious challenges with accessibility as most of them are found in poor communities – with unkempt surroundings. These among a host of other debilitating factors that are highlighted in the paper go a long way to kill tourists appeal towards the hotels. Against this backdrop, the study recommends among a host of others that the hotels in the Central region and Ghana as a whole are to be encouraged to periodically, clean their environs and carry out renovations and improve the quality of their products and services to help appeal to tourists.