Guyana Trade Show and Tourism Expo billed for June 28th in New York

– The event will help to bridge the gap between the diaspora and Guyana, while promoting local businesses – Minister Ali .

The highly anticipated Guyana Trade Show and Tourism Expo will provide the perfect opportunity for overseas-based Guyanese and businesses to see the products and services that are now available for sale, investment, and development in Guyana.

In preparation for this event which is billed for June 28th-30th at the Fitzgerald Gymnasium, Queens College, a team from Guyana are in New York, working assiduously to ensure that Guyana’s tourism potential is highlighted, and that information is readily available on various service industries, including building, manufacturing, hospitality, tourism, trade, housing development, transport, and public services.
According to a press release from the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, the three-day event will place Guyana on a platform to propel itself onto the International arena, while giving every sector in the Guyanese economy an opportunity to showcase each individual business operations. Manufacturers will also be on hand to showcase their products while setting the stage for the establishment of a supply chain for their products and services.
Hoteliers and tour operators will be able to showcase their facilities and packages, while the housing developers will also get the opportunity to market their brands.
Guyana’s Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister, Irfaan Ali has noted that the Guyana Trade Show and Tourism Expo will be an occasion to bridge the gap between communities in the Diaspora and Guyana, while promoting local businesses.
“We decided to collaborate with the local private sector in an effort to ensure that we can create an opportunity where they can have access to a wide market and where they can come to a common goal in developing business relationships with the entities that can further expand their business potential,” Minister Ali explained.
Corporate Guyana has also pledged their support in promoting the Guyana Trade Show and Tourism Expo, with Digicel, NEW GPC INC, CGX Energy, Caribbean Airlines, Mohammed’s Enterprise, Fly Jamaica Airlines , Banks DIH, REPSOL, Edward Beharry, Windsor Estates and Eileen’s Ville, have all signed on as major sponsors for the event.
In addition, visitors to the Expo will be treated to a spectacular cultural display and a wide array of Guyanese foods to sample and enjoy.
The Guyana Trade Show and Tourism Expo will be launched with a grand opening ceremony slated for 19:00hrs at the Fitzgerald Gymnasium, on Friday June 28th; government officials and private sector representatives will be on hand to interact with invitees and participants.
The ministry says that as part of the thrust to promote Guyana’s Tourism Product, Guyanese tour operators have collaborated with the Tourism Ministry to offer a special sweepstakes, where one lucky patron will get a chance to win an all expenses paid weekend trip for two, to Guyana.