Author Archives: Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs

Tremendous efforts have been made by the government of Sierra Leone to boost tourist arrivals and increase tourism receipts. The introduction of the Visa on Arrival policy for 150 nationalities makes the country more accessible to visitors as the hassle to send the passports via post / DHL to Sierra Leone embassies and consulates abroad is now […]

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has stressed the need to promote rural connectivity in African countries to improve tourism. Memunatu Pratt was speaking at a Ministerial Summit for Tourism Ministers in London on Tuesday November 5, 2019. The event which took place at the ExCel Exhibition Centre during the World Travel Market (WTM) attracted[…]

Sierra Leone is set to participate in one of the World’s biggest gathering of the tourism sector, the World Travel Market, London. World Travel Market London introduces global travel buyers to countries, the biggest destinations and brands in the world. WTM London prides itself on being the hub of travel ideas. They aim to give sector players,[…]

The Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu B. Pratt taking an active part as a panelist at the International Tourism and Investment Conference in London prior to the World Travel Market. The discussion pertains Empowering Women through Opportunities in the Travel and Tourism Industry

The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs in collaboration with the Ministries of Trade and Industry and of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs today Friday 25th October, 2019 launched the Sierra Leone UNWTO Gender Women and Tourism Chapter at the Family Kingdom Resort, Freetown. Speaking at the launch, the chairlady of the event, Hon. Veronica Sesay[…]

As they commission newly restored jetty MTCA and MRC open Bunce Island to the World The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and Monuments and Relics Commission have commissioned the newly restored jetty on Bunce Island. The event which took place on Thursday, October 24, 2019, attracted people from all walks of life. Mohamed Faray Kargbo witnessed[…]

As the IFTM Exhibition in Paris enters its third day, the Tourism Delegation is going the extra mile to bring Sierra Leone to the world. The seriousness with which the delegates handle the whole exercise was beyond imagination. One could easily infer that they badly wanted the world to visit Sierra Leone. One could only imagine what[…]

A Chinese Tour Operator has shown interest in bringing investors to Sierra Leone. B. Tours Chine solicits the services of companies seeking to invest in Africa and other developing countries. In a meeting with Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt, an Official of B. Tours Chine, Matthieu Lin requested a proposal detailing[…]

Anyone who had visited Sierra Leone before does not need to be told that that was a microcosm of the country in Paris, France. Everything on the Stand reminds one of not only the beauty but also the irresistible treasure of the land. Whoever put that concept together must have spent sleepless nights. From the four cardinal[…]

Reversing the seemingly unending negative image of Sierra Leone is perhaps the most difficult task that the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs is faced with. It follows a decade long Civil War, an Ebola Epidemic and a natural disaster Mudslide. Tourism Minister, Memunatu Pratt was appointed a year and a half ago, she has been[…]