Insufficient investment in marketing Guyana’s strengths as a tourist destination and failure over several years to implement a regulatory framework and oversight mechanisms to ensure operational compliance with standards and safety considerations continue to plague the “evident potential” of the country’s tourism sector, one of the leading investors in the industry told Stabroek Business in an interview earlier this week.
“What we really ought to be doing during Tourism Awareness Month is seriously reflecting on the slow pace of the growth of the sector and contemplating those deficiencies which must be remedied if tourism is to realize its full potential as a contributor to the country’s economic growth. Ironically Guyana is ideally positioned to make a mark as a regional tourist destination. That, however, will only happen if