{"id":24505,"date":"2024-11-28T15:02:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24505"},"modified":"2024-11-28T15:02:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:02:59","slug":"region-two-highlights-tourism-growth-during-launch-of-tourism-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/region-two-highlights-tourism-growth-during-launch-of-tourism-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Region Two Highlights Tourism Growth During Launch of Tourism Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Kimberly Giddings | November 4, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Region Two is emerging as a key area for tourism development, a point emphasized during the launch of Tourism Awareness Month at Lake Mainstay on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamrul Baksh, Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), spoke about the growing interest in the tourism and hospitality sector in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that in recent engagements with communities such as Capoey and Whyaka, there was significant interest in entering the hospitality industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 300 individuals expressed a desire for tourism training during a recent outreach initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To support this growth, the GTA has developed a handbook for creating new tourism products and experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baksh encouraged individuals with ideas for tourism ventures to collaborate with the Ministry of Tourism and the GTA to bring their visions to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omadele George, President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana, highlighted the role of community tourism in Region Two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He underscored that the warmth and hospitality of local communities are central to the tourism experience, stating that when visitors engage with communities, they should feel an overwhelming sense of belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s Tourism Awareness Month is being celebrated under the theme &#8220;A People-Centered Tourism Product: Elevating Our Profile.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A series of activities are planned throughout the month, including school talks, product launches, GuyExpo, the Global Super League, a Junior Tourism Cooking Showcase, and the Tourism Awards Ceremony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These events aim to promote Guyana\u2019s tourism sector and its potential for further development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly Giddings | November 4, 2024 Region Two is emerging as a key area for tourism development, a point emphasized during the launch of Tourism Awareness Month at Lake&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24505","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\/24505","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=24505"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24506,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24505\/revisions\/24506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}