The Marketing Manager of the Accra City Hotel, Yaw Mamphey

AUDIO: Yaw Mamphey talks navigating through Covid-19, remaining relevant in Ghana’s hospitality industry

thetourismpodcast.podbean.com Life Jun - 23 - 2021 , 17:11

The Marketing Manager of the Accra City Hotel, Yaw Mamphey has shared his insights about Ghana's hospitality industry since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.

He beliefs the pandemic has offered the hospitality sector an opportunity to build a sustainable market with the domestic market as its main pillar.

Yaw has over 10 years of experience as top-performing hospitality and guest-oriented professional, steering business development, operational efficiencies and strategic sales and marketing initiatives for hotels and resort properties.

He has always provided leadership for the teams he works with to execute a “clear vision and voice” which aligns with high ethical standards and cultures of discipline that value integrity and transparency in business.

He played a key role in sales and marketing in leading countryside and city hotel properties to unprecedented market share, revenue and profit. He also increased revenue within his first year at the Accra City Hotel property.

He also developed a high-performing team that led Accra City Hotel to the highest market share and profit in the last few years of operation. This helped in aiding the hotel to earn 20 awards for excellence in the first two years of his assignment at Accra City Hotel. Yaw in the course of his career been bestowed with the awards below;

o “Most Admired Hospitality Professional” 2020 – Hospitality Awards Ghana

o “Best Marketing Director - Africa” 2019 - Haute Grandeur Global Hotel Awards

o “Most Admired Sales & Marketing Director” 2019 - Hospitality Awards Ghana