The 2017 Eastern Regional Tourism Awards took place at the Mac Dic Royal Events Park in Mac Dic Royal Plaza Hotel at Koforidua, on Saturday, February 24, with lots of happy winners.
Peace FM morning show “Kokrokoo” host, Kwame Sefa-Kayi a.k.a Chairman General hosted the affairs for the second time.
The colourful event saw a lot of dignitaries in attendance. These include Akwasi Agyemang (CEO, Ghana Tourism Authority, GTA), Frederick Rudolph Adjei (Eastern Regional Manager, GTA), Professor Kwaku Boakye (Head, Dept. Tourism & Hospitality Mgt, UCC), Comfort Asante (MCE, New Juaben), Kwasi Boateng, (Head of Operations, Zenith Bank), Eastern Regional Minister representatives etc.
See the full winners list below:
ACCOMMODATION
- 4 STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017
- THE ROYAL SENCHI HOTEL AND RESORT-SENCHI
- 3 STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017
- MAC DIC ROYAL PLAZA HOTEL-KOFORIDUA
- 2 STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017
- MODAK ROYAL HOTEL-PEPEASE-KWAHU
- 1 STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017
- PRESTIGE GUEST HOUSE-MAMFE
- GUEST HOUSE HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017
- EE’S MOUNTAIN HEIGHT-MAMPONG
- BUDGET HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017
- ZENANA GUEST HOUSE-KOFORIDUA
- HOSTEL OF THE YEAR 2017
- CHARLOTTE HOSTEL-BREKUSU
- CONSISTENT PAYMENT OF 1% TOURISM LEVY OF THE YEAR 2017 (ACCOMMODATION)
- AGES ABBA HOTEL- AKIM ODA
- CONSISTENT PAYMENT OF 1% TOURISM LEVY OF THE YEAR 2017 (CATERING)
- DANIELLA RESTAURANT – KADE
TRAVEL SERVICES
- SITE GUIDE OF THE YEAR 2017
- RICHARD ARMAH, SNR PR OFFICER (CRIG)
- VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR
- COCOA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GHANA (CRIG)- TAFO
CATERING SERVICES
- RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR -GRADE 1
- LINDA DOR RESTAURANT
- RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR- GRADE 2
- SUMMER SPRING RESTAURANT-AKUSE
- RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR-GRADE 3
- LEESCO RESTAURANT – KOFORIDUA
- FAST FOOD OF THE YEAR
- HARRY’S KITCHEN-KOFORIDUA
- TRADITIONAL CATERING OF THE YEAR
- OBA YAA CHOP BAR –KOFORIDUA
- DRINKING BAR OF THE YEAR
- THE LODGE TAVERN-PEDUASE
- TOURISM ORIENTED MEDIA (TELEVISION) OF THE YEAR
- UTV
- TOURISM ORIENTED MEDIA (PRINT) OF THE YEAR
- NEW TIMES CORPORATION
- TOURISM ORIENTED MEDIA OF THE YEAR (RADIO)
- CITI FM-ACCRA
- TOURISM CORRESPONDENT OF THE YEAR (PRINT)
- AMA TEKYIWAA AMPADU-NYARKO-NEW TIMES CORPORATION
- TOURISM CORRESPONDENT OF THE YEAR (ELECTRONIC)
- MR. EBENEZER AYEH, UTV REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT – KOFORIDUA
- TOURISM WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
- THE ROYAL SENCHI RESORT AND HOTEL-SENCHI
REGIONAL AWARDS
- NEW COMER
- EASTERN PREMIER HOTEL-KOFORIDUA
- HIGHWAY REST STOP OF THE YEAR
- LINDA DOR HIGHWAY RESTSTOP
- CONFERENCE DESTINATION OF THE YEAR
- CAPITAL VIEW HOTEL
- HEADLINE SPONSOR OF THE YEAR
- CAPITAL VIEW HOTEL
- SPECIAL RECOGNITION
- BARIMA KOFI TWININ (CEO, MAC DIC ROYAL PLAZA)
Source: Tourismologist.com