Georgetown : Guyana’s tourism industry has experienced a successful year through a diversified range of activities, including sports fishing, bird watching, sports, meetings and conferences and, wildlife tourism. Its international image has been significantly elevated, with many world renowned organisations have visited and filmed the country’s natural wonders and participated in adventure tourism events.
According to the Ministry, the spotlight will again be on tourism activities, during November, designated Tourism Awareness Month and this time, the Ministry of Tourism and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) will focus on increased training and capacity building for persons and organisations responsible for tourism services.
The month, to be observed under the theme ‘Achieving Service Excellence through Training’ will highlight the accomplishments of the sector, to disseminate information and education, to reward and recognize individuals, communities, and organizations for their sterling contributions to tourism development and promotion, to review, assess and evaluate plans, priorities and performance and to address the challenges faced in this competitive industry.
At the launch of Tourism Awareness Month today, Paul Waldron, Vice President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) expressed appreciation for the GTA’s recognition of the need for capacity building. He noted that training for the industry can never be understated if Guyana is to continue providing a high level of service to meet the demands of the 21st century traveller. Waldron stated that it is the responsibility of the Tourism Ministry , GTA and THAG “to ensure that the expectation of visitors is met when coming here.”
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