The Domestic and Outbound Tourism Survey (DOTS) is central to Ghana’s tourism planning and the development of the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), which measures tourism’s real contribution to the economy. It provides reliable data on how Ghanaians travel, spend, and engage in tourism, offering insights that guide investment, policy, and service delivery. DOTS also aligns Ghana with international standards and supports the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8, Target 8.9.1, which tracks the direct contribution of tourism to GDP and economic growth.
Visitor: A person resident in Ghana who travels within Ghana outside his/her usual place of residence or usual environment for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose purpose of visit (business, leisure and other purposes) is other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited in Ghana.
Domestic Same-day Visitor: A visitor who does not spend a night during a trip outside his/her usual place of residence or usual environment and whose purpose of visit (business, leisure and other purposes) is other than engaging in an activity remunerated from within Ghana.
Domestic Overnight Visitor: A visitor who stays at least one night outside his/her usual place of residence or usual environment and not exceeding 12 months and whose purpose of visit (business, leisure and other purposes) is other than engaging in an activity remunerated from within Ghana.
Dowload report
Domestic Visitors factsheet
Domestic Same-day Visitors
Domestic Overnight Visitors
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