THE Ministry of Tourism’s Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) yesterday stated that plans are in place for the remainder of 2014 and also for the beginning of the New Year 2015, after successfully completing a long list of activities in Tourism Awareness Month which was held in November.Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Director of the GTA, Indranauth Haralsingh, noted that as tourism continues to rise in Guyana, the Ministry of Tourism through the GTA continues to hold numerous activities across the country to aid in this development.
Haralsingh stated that although they had completed a number of activities during Tourism Awareness Month, there were still a few that had to be postponed and will be carried out during December and in January.
Some of the upcoming activities include: the Berbice Wedding Expo which is slated for Sunday December 7 and the Rupununi Christmas Fair which will be held on December 13.
Haralsingh added that horse-racing is a growing event in Guyana, particularly in Berbice, and has since been contributing tremendously to the tourism sector because persons come from all across the Caribbean to witness these events.
He noted that the first horse-race meeting will be held on December 14 at the Crawford Memorial Sports Club where 2.3 million Guyana Dollars will be up for grabs; additionally on December 21 there will be the Guyana Cup rematch (Jumbo Jet Horse Racing), at the Port Mourant Turf Club where 9.5 million dollars will be up for grabs.
Also, the Branding Workshop for the media, the private sector and tourism stakeholders will be held in January.
GTA’s Director in closing stated that he’s urging persons to come out and support these events and in turn contribute to the development of tourism in Guyana.
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Tourism Awareness Month activities… Berbice Wedding Expo, Rupununi Christmas Fair still to be staged
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