The draft National Tourism Policy (NTP) which is being perused by the relevant stakeholders will soon become a public document.
According to a GINA press release, Director General of the Ministry of Tourism, Donald Sinclair said that as soon as the responses are received from all the stakeholders, they will be reviewed and amendments made where necessary.
“Interestingly cruise visits and yachting are a part of that National Tourism Policy because we recognise that those are growth areas for us. So as soon as we get the feedback, it becomes a public document that we will be using to drive our tourism plans,” he said.
The NTP will address legislation and regulations towards advancing Guyana’s tourism which will include concessions, best practices, human resource development, infrastructure, promoting specific niche markets and other areas, the release stated.
Minister of Public Telecommunica-tion and Tourism, Catherine Hughes had said that the NTP will emphasise the role of tourism in providing jobs and boosting economic growth throughout Guyana, especially in the hinterland.
“So within the tourism policy… we redefine Guyana as ‘Guyana, South America Undiscovered’… and tied into that is the beauty of our rainforest, our savannahs, its adventure tourism, its leisure tourism,” Hughes said, according to the release.
She added that hiking, sports fishing and sports tourism which includes fishing, yachts and rallies are also catered for in the NTP, as well as motor racing entertainment and cultural tourism.
