{"id":20465,"date":"2024-06-13T14:20:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20465"},"modified":"2024-06-13T14:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:20:47","slug":"guyana-tourism-authority-launches-travel-writing-training-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-tourism-authority-launches-travel-writing-training-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Tourism Authority Launches Travel Writing Training Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Delicia Janneire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has announced a new initiative aimed at promoting Destination Guyana through travel writing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program is designed to enhance the skills of media operatives and tourism stakeholders in crafting compelling travel narratives that highlight the country&#8217;s attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director of the GTA, Kamrul Baksh, explained that the initiative is part of a broader strategy to boost tourism by leveraging the power of written content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training will be conducted over the next two months, featuring a curriculum developed by the GTA and led by an expert travel writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of the training will be conducted online, totaling no less than 20 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants will engage in various writing exercises, culminating in the creation of travel articles based on the content developed during the course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These articles are intended to engage both local citizens and international tourists, showcasing the diverse and vibrant experiences Guyana has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baksh emphasized that this initiative is crucial for promoting Destination Guyana, aiming to generate interest and awareness through engaging and well-crafted travel stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program will combine online sessions with in-person training to ensure comprehensive skill development for participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new training program underscores the GTA&#8217;s commitment to enhancing tourism promotion efforts and supporting the development of high-quality travel content that can attract more visitors to Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has announced a new initiative aimed at promoting Destination Guyana through travel writing. This program is designed to enhance the skills of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19835,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20466,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20465\/revisions\/20466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}