The Board shall be responsible for the discharge of the following functions:-

(a) the formulation of policy and co-ordination of activities on tourism;

(b) the regulation and control of the tourist industry;

(c) the marketing of tourism, both in Ghana and outside Ghana, including the publication of brochures;

(d) research and studies on trends in the tourist industry;

(e) registration, classification, licensing and control of standards in hotel accommodation and catering enterprises;

(f) participation in the construction of tourism infrastructure and superstructure particularly in pilot schemes, either by itself or in joint venture with Ghanaian or foreign investors or both through the setting up of subsidiaries for specific projects as it considers necessary; and

(g) any other matters affecting tourism generally. [As substituted by the Ghana Tourist Control Board (Amendment) Decree, 1977 (SMCD 80), s. 2].