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Tourism in Ghana: visitors, hotels and air traffic

Visitor arrivals, hotel activity and air traffic in Ghana, from official statistics and operators.

Updated November 5, 2026

Cape Coast Castle, in 2011
Cape Coast Castle, in 2011. Photo: Rjruiziii / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

This page gathers the latest figures on this topic, each checked against its official source, and every Alama Report story on it. It is updated as new data comes out.

Latest figures

Arrivals at the international airport and land borders, monthly
137,467 arrivals · July 2026
+23.1% from July 2025
Source: Bank of Ghana, Monetary Policy Report, September 2026 (footer: MPC Report - October 2026)
Accra airport passengers, 2025
2.5 mn passengers · 2025
Source: Graphic Online report on sod-cutting (figure attributed to government/GACL)
International tourist arrivals
1,306,962 arrivals · 2025
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts / GTA 2025 tourism figures (via GNA)

Figures checked against their source.

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