{"id":25442,"date":"2025-01-16T15:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25442"},"modified":"2025-01-16T15:47:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:47:49","slug":"guyana-sees-remarkable-increase-in-tourist-arrivals-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-sees-remarkable-increase-in-tourist-arrivals-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Sees Remarkable Increase in Tourist Arrivals in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon | December 4, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana has witnessed a significant rise in tourism in 2024, with approximately 300,000 visitors arriving between January and October, according to the Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Ministry\u2019s year-end press conference, Walrond announced that visitor arrivals have increased by 15% compared to the same period in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This surge has pushed the country\u2019s visitor numbers beyond pre-pandemic levels, with nine out of the ten months of the year setting new records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rise in arrivals reflects Guyana\u2019s growing status as a preferred travel destination, driven by its expanding eco-tourism appeal and the government&#8217;s strategic initiatives in promoting tourism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has played a key role in supporting this growth, including the conditional approval of 26 new Bed and Breakfast establishments in 2024, which has diversified the country\u2019s tourism offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With tourism numbers continuing to increase, the Ministry is working to ensure that this upward trajectory is maintained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The focus is on long-term sustainable growth to maximize the economic benefits for local communities and the broader national economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The increase in tourism is part of a larger strategy to enhance Guyana&#8217;s reputation on the global stage and attract more international visitors while benefiting local businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine Chacon | December 4, 2024 Guyana has witnessed a significant rise in tourism in 2024, with approximately 300,000 visitors arriving between January and October, according to the Minister&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25442","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=25442"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25453,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25442\/revisions\/25453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}