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Recognition & Partnerships
LNTA’s work to position Liberia as a sustainable, high-quality destination has been recognised by partners at home and abroad. These awards reflect the collective effort of government, private sector and communities across all 15 counties.
Celebrating National Progress
Awards and recognitions are not only institutional milestones; they highlight how tourism contributes to livelihoods, cultural preservation, and Liberia’s image in the ECOWAS region and beyond. LNTA uses these milestones as motivation to deepen reforms and improve service delivery.

Selected Awards & Recognitions

Illustrative examples of the types of awards LNTA may receive from regional bodies, partners and professional networks.

2024 – Regional tourism branding

Emerging Destination Branding Initiative
ECOWAS Tourism & Investment Forum
Recognition for progress in developing a unified national tourism brand, highlighting Liberia’s rainforest, coastline and cultural assets, and aligning messaging across public and private actors.

Destination marketing
2023 – Sustainability & communities

Community-Based Tourism Champion
Regional Sustainable Tourism Network

Acknowledgement of LNTA’s support to community-based tourism pilots that create income opportunities for youth and women, while promoting environmental stewardship.

Inclusive growth
2022 – Public sector leadership

Public–Private Dialogue Award
National Chamber of Commerce (Tourism Desk)

Recognition for strengthening dialogue mechanisms with hotel associations, tour operators, transport providers and cultural enterprises on policy and regulatory reforms.

Partnerships
2021 – Data & evidence

Tourism Statistics Innovation African Tourism Data Consortium Recognition for improving tourism data systems, strengthening arrival statistics, accommodation surveys and collaboration with immigration and statistics authorities.

Tourism statistics

2020 – Resilience  

Crisis Response & Recovery Planning

Regional Tourism Resilience Platform Acknowledgement of LNTA’s role in coordinating sector responses to shocks, supporting enterprises with guidance, and laying the groundwork for tourism recovery.

Sector resilience

2019 – Capacity building  

Human Capital & Skills Development Recognition
Hospitality & Tourism Training Alliance

Recognition for investing in training programmes for tour guides, front-office staff, and tourism MSMEs, in collaboration with training institutions and development partners.

Skills development