Region Nine residents on November 28th and 29th were afforded the opportunity to showcase their products and participate in the annual Rupununi exposition.
The event featured exhibits of Amerindian craft, foods, and cultural presentations from the Rupununi community and the Rupununi Pageant 2009. Tourism Minister, Manniram Prashad who was at the exposition stated that this exposition is an event which will allow the residents of Rupununi to once more showcase their talent, products and marketing skills. Minister Prashad also conducted a Rupununi outreach in which he commissioned the Takutu Gas Station in Lethem and also the Atta lodge facility near the Canopy Walkway in Iwokrama.
The “Explore Guyana 2010″ magazine was official launched under the theme “Nature’s gift to the World”. The explore Guyana 2010 is produced by the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana(THAG)in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Guyana Tourism Authority. The magazine showcases the breathtaking fauna, flora, mountains and the diverse culture of the Guyanese people in a manner that is truly captivating and informative.
The magazine is available for free distribution. For more information on how to get your copy please call the THAG office located on Waterloo Street, Georgetown on telephone number +592 225 0807.
Minister of Tourism, Industry & Commerce, Manniram Prashad on Friday,13th of November 2009, unveiled a city directional map which is erected on Main Street. The placement of the city map was another project undertake by the Ministry and the Guyana Tourism Authority as an activity for Tourism Awareness Month 2009.
The Map will serve as a guide for visitors as well as locals who are not residing in the city. The map will be of great help especially for the Christmas season with an expected increase of tourist arrivals in Guyana.
The Ministry of Tourism and Guyana Tourism Authority launches its enhancement campaign by giving a face lift to the Bandstand area on the Kingston seawall on Friday, 13th November, 2009. This enhancement project was in collaboration with the Mayor and City Council, National Parks Commission, National Exhibition Center, Penta Paints and University of Guyana tourism department.
The project includes, repainting of seating facility, erection of no litter signs, tourism aids and planting of trees along the roadway. The project is an activity that was planned to be executed in Tourism Awareness Month 2009.
The Ministry of Tourism and Guyana Tourism Authority have introduced a code of ethics booklet for taxi services, to improve quality of services provided by taxi operators.
The code of ethics was given to all participants at a taxi services training workshop held on Thursday 5th, November 2009 at the Guyana International Conference Center, Lilendall.
The training was very informative and serves as a way to refresh the knowledge of operatives within the taxi service industry and to boost their knowledge with tourism related information especially at a time when Guyana is gaining international attention and more tourist are coming to Guyana.
A simple wreath laying and plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Jonestown massacre took place on 18th November 2009 at Jonestown in the Matakai sub-region in Region One( Barima/Waini). Those attending the ceremony were Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Hon. Manniram Prashad and Charge d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy, Ms. Karen Williams, members of the Regional council of Region 1, representatives from the Ministry and Guyana Tourism Authority and locals from the Port Kaituma district.
An events management workshop was held on 16th November 2009 as part of Tourism Awareness Month 2009 activities. This worshop was intended to improve the quality of events that are held in Guyana. GTA Director, Mr. Indranauth Haralsingh in his welcoming remarks noted that industry training for the tourism sector is a main focus area for this year Tourism Awareness Month which was launched under the theme “Promoting Quality and Sustainable Tourism in Guyana”. The main focus of the workshop was to help to sensitise stakeholders within the entertainment industry on how to improve, plan, organise and manage events.
The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) are celebrating Tourism Awareness Month under the theme “Promoting Quality and Sustainable Tourism in Guyana”. The focus this month is on training because it is only through the professional delivery of a service that repeat business is created.
As part of this month’s activities, the GTA is conducting a series of school talks with high school students, the aim of which is to sensitize them on the role that they can play in the development and promotion of tourism. Over the years, Guyana has evolved into a new hot-spot for eco, nature and adventure type tourism and gained international recognition as an emerging new tourist destination and their input will be very valuable/priceless
Yesterday, 9th November, 2009, the Guyana Tourism Authority conducted two such exercises with the Bishop’s High School and Central High School which are both located on Georgetown. More than 500 students participated in the PowerPoint presentation and question and answer segments and as a result of the feedback, students acknowledged that they are now more aware of the tourism product and the role they can play in its promotion. Students were advised that they can make a worthwhile contribution by ensuring that their surroundings are clean and were encouraged to be more conscious of the condition of their immediate environment.
School tourism talks are just one of the many activities the Ministry plans to execute during TAM 2009. Other activities slated for tourism month are the commissioning of beach facilities at No.63 Beach, Corentyne, and participation at World Travel Market, Kingston seawall bandstand enhancement project, tourism awards ceremony, and the construction of a new access bridge at Kumu falls, Rupununi outreach, and hospitality training sessions for the tourism sector among others.
Tourism Awareness Month (TAM) was launched at Kool Breeze in Bartica on Sunday, 1st November, 2009.
The Ministry of Tourism and Guyana Tourism Authority during Tourism Awareness Month 2009 will conduct a series of industry training for the hospitality sector.
On Monday 2nd November, 2009, Customer Service Training for the Linden area took place in the Macaw Room located in the LEAP building. The main goal of these training is to improve the quality of services provided by the hospitality sector in Guyana. These training are conducted in a very interactive way and participants are encouraged to ask questions.
At the session conducted in Linden, participants represent the hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, the Rockstone Tourism Association and the Linden Chamber of Commerce.
Many participants compliment the GTA for conducting the training and are asking for more of these session and even longer duration of training session for Lindeners who are in the hospitality sector.
TOURISM Awareness Month 2009 was launched yesterday, for the first time in Bartica dubbed the “gateway of the interior” in Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) under the theme “Promoting Quality and Sustainable Tourism in Guyana”.
The packed programme by the Ministry of Tourism and the Guyana Tourism Authority saw cultural presentations including a poem entitled “Kaieteur” done by a student of the Bartica Secondary School; performances by members of the Elvis Dance School and the Classique Dance Company; a song by the “power of love’ group in Bartica and a song entitled ‘Guyana’s Child’ by Jessica Xavier.
This is the 15th year of observing Tourism Awareness Month and Minister with the portfolio, Mr. Manniram Prashad said a number of activities are planned to sensitise Guyanese on the growing importance and significance of tourism in Guyana. These include: customer service training; tour guide training; event management workshop; tourism awareness talks in schools; tourism awards ceremony; launching of tourism mini poster series; and the hosting of Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation (ACTO) Fifth Technical Meeting.