Cabinet has approved Guyana’s representation at a meeting of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Council of Ministers and Commissioners of Tourism in Nassau, The Bahamas on January 31.
At a post-Cabinet press briefing held on Friday at the Ministry of the Presidency, Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman said that this meeting will be attended by Donald Sinclair, Director General of Tourism, and who will represent the Business and Tourism Minister, Dominic Gaskin.
Director General of Tourism Donald Sinclair
Minister Trotman said the meeting will provide the opportunity for Guyana to present adventure tourism, such as safaris, and jungle and river trips as an alternative to the most traditional sun and sand-based Caribbean vacations.
The opportunity will also be taken to put CTO countries on notice that Guyana will be hosting the prestigious 24th Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High Level Authorities of Tourism in November 2017.
The Council of Ministers and Commissioners of Tourism is the highest policy-making body in the CTO. This forum will serve as a platform for the promotion of sustainable development of tourism through the sharing of experiences, technical cooperation, and bilateral engagement.
The CTO was established in 1989 to promote the Caribbean as the most desirable year round warm weather tourist destination.
