Contact Details:
Headquarters Office
address
Gambia Hotel Association
Official Website:
www.gambiahotels.gm
C/O Golden Beach
Hotel (Secretariat)
Coastal Road
Bijilo
The Gambia
West Africa
Telephone number: (+220) 4465111
8802926
Fax: 4463722
Mobile
7725379
Email:
gambiahotels@gamtel.gm
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List:
Management:
Alhagi Ardy Sarge,
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Executive Committee comprises of:
Alieu Secka (Chairman)
Buna Njie (Vice-Chairman)
Jaynaba Gaye (Treasurer)
Executive Members:
Abdul Hakim
Francis Njie
Marcel Hendrix
Marion Nyan (Secretary)
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Background Information:
 There
are now 24
members of the Gambia Hotel Association (GHA) whose membership now
includes nearly all (80%) of the large tourists hotels such as the
Senegambia Beach and Kairaba Hotel in Kololi as well as the other
resorts of Kotu, Bijilo and Bakau. It is a board encompassing
the Gambian hotel resort operators, breakfast business owners &
and tour operators.
The GHA's main goals are to develop and
 promote
the tourism sector in the Gambia in partnership with the relevant
Government agencies such as the GTA and the Department of State for
Tourism as well as with with other interested groups. Furthermore,
they aim to provide a consistent level of service at each of the
hotels.
Meetings:
Each month
representatives
 from
each of the establishments hold a meeting to talk about issues
affecting them and address challenges and problems facing the
industry. At the end of every year an AGM is held in which a review of
the past years accomplishments and forecasts for the up-coming year
are deliberated. Names are also put forward for the election of
members to the executive committee.
Activities & Events:
As an
important player in the hospitality service the association jointly
takes part in international tourism shows such at the International
Tourism Bourse (ITB Berlin) and the World Travel Market (WTM) held in
the United Kingdom, London. The Gambia Tourism Authority (GTA) is
charged with organising these visits.
Education:
The GHA provides
financial assistance for the Government owned Gambia Hotels School on
MDI Road in Kanifing (Tel: (+220) 4392264, Fax: (+220) 4227753) which
is the only educational institution providing training related to
tourism.
The GHA has been co-operating with the Dutch based voluntary
organisation called PUM in training of local staff via their volunteer
experts in the areas of hotel marketing, information technology
booking / HR software, specialised cooking and customer service
fundamentals.
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