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Ghana tourism trends and accommodation occupancy

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Ghana tourism accommodation and visitor trends and accommodation occupancy

Data from the Ghana Statistical Service’s Accommodation Unit Survey, covering November 2024 to February 2025, reveals significant disparities in the nation’s hospitality sector. Hostels experienced high demand, with standard hostel occupancy rates reaching between 96% and 99%. In contrast, hotels averaged approximately 40% occupancy, despite accounting for 70% of the country’s total room capacity. One-star hotels saw particularly low performance, with bed occupancy dropping to 24% in February 2025. Regional performance also varied widely. The Central Region maintained bed occupancy rates above 70%, and the Western Region peaked at 77.2% in December 2024. The Savannah Region recorded a high monthly occupancy of 63.7% in January 2025. Conversely, the Eastern, Bono East, and Volta regions struggled with occupancy rates remaining below 28%. While Greater Accra holds the largest share of accommodation capacity, its occupancy rates fluctuated between 41% and 48%. Overall, national room occupancy averaged between 44.1% Service and 46.6%, indicating that available capacity consistently exceeds occupied capacity. Expanding on the broader sector, the Ghana Tourism Report 2025 indicates that highlight a disconnect between tourism volume and accommodation utilization. In 2025, the country recorded 1.79 million visits to 55 tourist sites in 2025, sites, a 7 per cent increase from the previous year. Domestic tourism is remains the sector’s primary driver, accounting for 84 per cent of all visits. International While international arrivals rose by 1.4 per cent to 1,306,962 visitors. However, 1,306,962, the average expenditure per international visitor decreased fell from US$3,742.98 in 2024 to US$3,319.90 in 2025. Despite the rise in visits, the accommodation sector faces significant underutilization. Between March and June 2025, national room occupancy rates hovered around 40 per cent, with occupied room-nights declining from 2.14 million in March to 1.99 million in June. Government Statistician Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu noted that the sector’s challenge is the inability to convert assets and business travel into sustained overnight stays, suggesting the opportunity lies in utilizing existing capacity rather than expanding it. Occupancy disparities persist by establishment type: hostels maintained high rates between 92.9 per cent and 96.1 per cent, while hotels averaged approximately one-third occupancy. Regional performance remains uneven; the Central and Western regions report the highest occupancy, whereas the Eastern, Bono East, and North East regions struggle with rates below 25 per cent. Tourism activity is largely concentrated in the Greater Accra, Central, Ashanti, and Eastern regions, with the top 10 sites accounting for 77 per cent of all visits.

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