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THE Minister of Aviation, Mr Joe Baidoo-Ansah, has stated that the keen interest shown by the private sector in the aviation industry indicates that the industry has great future prospects.
He said the pace of development in the aviation industry was very encouraging and believed that that could be attributed to the immense contribution by the private sector.
At the 20th Anniversary celebration of Starline Travel & Tours in Accra last Friday he said the private sector had contributed a lot in areas like human resource and infrastructure and believed that with their partnership with the government the country could become the aviation hub of Africa.
“We believe that the industry has a great future and government is determined to ensure that the industry becomes bigger than we find now,” he said.
He appealed to Ghanaians to believe in the private sector and pray for the country to move forward as it had been projected to.
The Aviation Minister stressed the government’s belief in the private sector as the engine of growth and urged all stakeholders in the industry to work assiduously to ensure that the pace at which the industry was developing was sustained.
The theme for the anniversary was “Two Decades of Providing Travel Services Globally”.
Mr Edward Forkuo Kyei, the Executive Director, GLICO, said abiding by its vision and with prudent decisions Starline Travel & Tours had grown to be among the best in the hospitality industry in Ghana.
He said with support from the government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and individuals Starline Travel & Tours had taken giant strides in the hospitality industry, providing services like car rentals, deluxe and budget hotel services, and event management, with a very successful branch in Kumasi.
He said the growth and financial status of the company had also made it possible for its training institution to offer affordable training to Ghanaians in the hospitality industry.
The President of Starline Travel & Tours, Mr Anin Bonsu, said respect for the interest of the customer was paramount in all businesses, and emphasised that the success of every organisation depended on how well it treated its customers.
He also acknowledged the fact that the aviation and hospitality industry had benefited a lot from the country’s political stability, as most conferences in Africa were being held in Ghana.
He said notwithstanding that the tourism sites in the country needed some improvement due to lack of facilities at some sites, adding that service delivery in the industry also needed some improvement to increase opportunities in the industry.
Some of the company’s customers and personnel were rewarded with plaques and certificates for their contribution towards the success of the company for the past two decades.
For their dedication and commitment, Josee Dago Kakuo, Christiana F. Mumuni and Frank Anin Bonsu were presented with certificates and LG refrigerators.