The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC), Prof. Kobby Mensah, was recently introduced through Fidelis Mawuse, a stage actor himself to some of the country’s most outstanding playwrights, as part of efforts to deliberately position theatre on the Ghana Tourism Marketplace, enhancing visibility and accessibility for Ghana’s creative industry .
The engagement began with a visit to one of Ghana’s most respected and internationally acclaimed playwrights, Chief Moomen. During the interaction, he expressed strong support for the Ghana Tourism Marketplace (GTM), describing it as a timely, Ghanaian-owned platform that offers creatives the opportunity to showcase their work freely while expanding visibility beyond traditional spaces. His endorsement reinforced the importance of having a national digital marketplace that places Ghanaian stories at the centre of cultural promotion and tourism development
Prof. Kobby Mensah explaining to Chief Moomen and Team how GTM works.
The team later paid a visit to playwright Latif Abubakar, who also showed keen interest in the platform and welcomed the opportunity to enlist his works and productions on the Ghana Tourism Marketplace. He acknowledged the value of structured digital platforms in helping theatre productions reach wider audiences, including cultural tourists, institutions, and partners within and beyond Ghana.
The engagement further extended to a stalwart of Ghana’s film industry a respected movie director and producer highlighting GTDC’s broader vision of integrating theatre, film, and creative arts into a unified tourism offering.
These interactions form part of GTDC’s ongoing efforts to engage more creatives across the country, encouraging playwrights, filmmakers, and cultural producers to come on board the Ghana Tourism Marketplace. By doing so, their stories can live longer, travel further, and contribute meaningfully to Ghana’s cultural economy. This is more than onboarding creatives onto a platform, it is about ensuring that Ghana’s stories are visible, accessible, and positioned as experiences within the global tourism conversation.
Story by:
Lein Tetteh
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC), Prof. Kobby Mensah, was recently introduced through Fidelis Mawuse, a stage actor himself to some of the country’s most outstanding playwrights, as part of efforts to deliberately position theatre on the Ghana Tourism Marketplace, enhancing visibility and accessibility for Ghana’s creative industry .
The engagement began with a visit to one of Ghana’s most respected and internationally acclaimed playwrights, Chief Moomen. During the interaction, he expressed strong support for the Ghana Tourism Marketplace (GTM), describing it as a timely, Ghanaian-owned platform that offers creatives the opportunity to showcase their work freely while expanding visibility beyond traditional spaces. His endorsement reinforced the importance of having a national digital marketplace that places Ghanaian stories at the centre of cultural promotion and tourism development
Prof. Kobby Mensah explaining to Chief Moomen and Team how GTM works.
The team later paid a visit to playwright Latif Abubakar, who also showed keen interest in the platform and welcomed the opportunity to enlist his works and productions on the Ghana Tourism Marketplace. He acknowledged the value of structured digital platforms in helping theatre productions reach wider audiences, including cultural tourists, institutions, and partners within and beyond Ghana.
The engagement further extended to a stalwart of Ghana’s film industry a respected movie director and producer highlighting GTDC’s broader vision of integrating theatre, film, and creative arts into a unified tourism offering.
These interactions form part of GTDC’s ongoing efforts to engage more creatives across the country, encouraging playwrights, filmmakers, and cultural producers to come on board the Ghana Tourism Marketplace. By doing so, their stories can live longer, travel further, and contribute meaningfully to Ghana’s cultural economy. This is more than onboarding creatives onto a platform, it is about ensuring that Ghana’s stories are visible, accessible, and positioned as experiences within the global tourism conversation.
Story by:
Lein Tetteh