Guyana has experienced an increase in visitor arrivals – GTA

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Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) Director Indranauth Haralsingh said the country has experienced an increase in visitors’ arrival, and credited this to the success of marketing campaigns and investors’ confidence in the country.

Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) Director Indranauth Haralsingh

He made this pronouncement as he provided an update on the latest arrival figures. “We have recorded a 16.3 per cent increase this year to date in arrivals than last year. For the month of July, there has been an 11.5 per cent increase over last year. And when the final figures are calculated, I am optimistic that we will be over 20 per cent increase in arrivals, overall,” Haralsingh was quoted in a GTA release as saying.

The GTA director noted too that more activities and events are being staged to coincide with the increase in arrivals, as more persons come to the destination for activities such as GuyExpo, Berbice Expo, Building Expo and Wakenaam Night, all designed to attract visitors and locals to Guyana.
He said, “A lot is happening, more people are travelling and coming out and there are a lot of activities and events to cater for this, communities are also benefitting. We are expecting this year to be a record year for tourist arrivals; there are events still to come in October to December.”
The overall increase in arrivals is good for Guyana and testimony to the good work that the Tourism Ministry and the GTA have been doing, he said.
Haralsingh also lauded the private sector for doing their part in promoting Guyana, both on the local scene and internationally.
The increase in arrivals during this period can also be attributed to the increase in airlift; Delta has increased its flights to three times weekly while EZjet now flies daily from Canada.

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