Guyana must push integrated South America tour packages

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Even as local tour operators seek to structure their entities to attract a greater share of the visitor market in the hemisphere the idea of Guyana’s greater involvement in a more integrated approach to marketing the tourism product in South America is being mooted by international industry experts.

Last week, in the course of a familiarization tour of Guyana that could further broaden the sector’s access to the international market, Managing Director of Finland’s Adventura Travel Agency Tero Norvio told Stabroek Business that there is room for enhanced cooperation among Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana to market a common tourism package.

“It is much better to work with each other than to work against each other… Many tourists when they travel prefer to do