Koforidua, May 05, GNA - The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has urged District Assemblies and the Ghana Tourist Board to mount billboards along major roads in the country to direct people to tourist sites along those routes.

He explained that such facilities would promote tourism and increase tourist's visit to those sites.

Mr Ofosu-Ampofo wondered why there were no billboards along the Accra-Kumasi or Accra-Cape Coast Highways directing tourists to a site like the "big tree" at Akim Oda.

The Regional Minister made the suggestion when Miss Tourism 2009, Ms Gladys Twumwaa Atuobi, paid a courtesy call on him in Koforidua. He advised Miss Atuobi to educate the youth to be responsible while promoting tourism in schools to prevent them from contracting HIV. Ms Atuobi announced plans to tour schools to promote tourism to help develop internal tourism.