Eastern Regional Tourism Awards 2017 Winners: The Complete List

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

    1.      4 STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017

·         THE ROYAL SENCHI HOTEL AND RESORT-SENCHI

    2.      3 STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017

·         MAC DIC ROYAL PLAZA HOTEL-KOFORIDUA

    3.      2 STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017

·         MODAK ROYAL HOTEL-PEPEASE-KWAHU

    4.      1 STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017

·         PRESTIGE GUEST HOUSE-MAMFE

    5.      GUEST HOUSE HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017

·         EE’S MOUNTAIN HEIGHT-MAMPONG

    6.      BUDGET HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017

·         ZENANA GUEST HOUSE-KOFORIDUA

     7.       HOSTEL OF THE YEAR 2017

·         CHARLOTTE HOSTEL-BREKUSU

  8.      CONSISTENT PAYMENT OF 1% TOURISM LEVY OF THE YEAR 2017 (ACCOMMODATION)

·         AGES ABBA HOTEL- AKIM ODA

     9.      CONSISTENT PAYMENT OF 1% TOURISM LEVY OF THE YEAR 2017 (CATERING)

·         DANIELLA RESTAURANT - KADE

TRAVEL SERVICES

    10.  SITE GUIDE OF THE YEAR 2017

·         RICHARD ARMAH, SNR PR OFFICER (CRIG)

    11.  VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR

·         COCOA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GHANA (CRIG)- TAFO

CATERING SERVICES

    12.   RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR -GRADE 1

·         LINDA DOR RESTAURANT

    13.   RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR- GRADE 2

·         SUMMER SPRING RESTAURANT-AKUSE

    14.  RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR-GRADE 3

·         LEESCO RESTAURANT – KOFORIDUA

    15.   FAST FOOD OF THE YEAR

·         HARRY’S KITCHEN-KOFORIDUA

    16.   TRADITIONAL CATERING OF THE YEAR

·         OBA YAA CHOP BAR –KOFORIDUA

    17.  DRINKING BAR OF THE YEAR

·         THE LODGE TAVERN-PEDUASE

                                                      

    18.   TOURISM ORIENTED MEDIA (TELEVISION) OF THE YEAR

·         UTV  

    19.  TOURISM ORIENTED MEDIA (PRINT) OF THE YEAR

·         NEW TIMES CORPORATION

    20.    TOURISM ORIENTED MEDIA OF THE YEAR (RADIO)

·         CITI FM-ACCRA

    21.  TOURISM CORRESPONDENT OF THE YEAR (PRINT)

·         AMA TEKYIWAA AMPADU-NYARKO-NEW TIMES CORPORATION

    22.   TOURISM CORRESPONDENT OF THE YEAR (ELECTRONIC)

·         MR. EBENEZER AYEH, UTV REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT – KOFORIDUA

    23.  TOURISM WEBSITE OF THE YEAR

·          THE ROYAL SENCHI RESORT AND HOTEL-SENCHI

REGIONAL AWARDS

    24.  NEW COMER

·         EASTERN PREMIER HOTEL-KOFORIDUA

    25.  HIGHWAY REST STOP OF THE YEAR

·         LINDA DOR HIGHWAY RESTSTOP

    26.  CONFERENCE DESTINATION OF THE YEAR

·         CAPITAL VIEW HOTEL

    27.  HEADLINE SPONSOR OF THE YEAR

·         CAPITAL VIEW HOTEL

    28.  SPECIAL RECOGNITION

·         BARIMA KOFI TWININ (CEO, MAC DIC ROYAL PLAZA)