{
  "id": 10431281,
  "title": "Foreign tourists stay longer as domestic guests dominate Ghana’s accommodation market – GSS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/foreign-tourists-stay-longer-as-domestic-guests-dominate-ghanas",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-28T11:28:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
    "slug": "joy-business",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/foreign-tourists-stay-longer-as-domestic-guests-dominate-ghanas-accommodation-market-gss/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ghana's accommodation market is dominated by domestic travellers, with foreign visitors tending to stay significantly longer, according to the Ghana Statistical Service's Accommodation Unit Survey. While domestic guests account for the majority of guests across accommodation establishments, foreign guests' stays are generally longer, particularly in hotels where they stay for three to four nights compared to approximately two nights for domestic guests. The survey emphasizes the importance of longer stays in generating more opportunities for spending across various tourism-related services, highlighting the need for tourism businesses and destination managers to focus on creating conditions and products that encourage longer stays. Despite the lower volume, the longer stays of foreign visitors suggest that measuring tourism performance solely by the number of visitors may not fully capture the sector's economic potential.",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Foreign tourists stay longer as domestic guests dominate Ghana’s accommodation market – GSS",
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        "published": "2026-09-28T11:28:54.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Foreign tourists stay longer as domestic guests dominate Ghana’s accommodation market – GSS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/foreign-tourists-stay-longer-as-domestic-guests-dominate-ghanas-10445885",
        "published": "2026-09-28T12:07:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}