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He added that ‘Vacation Guyana’ is a complete directory to assist tourists and Guyanese, since it offers detailed and extensive information on businesses and hospitality entities.
Shewnarain described ‘Vacation Guyana’ as indeed an exciting insight into how Guyana should be enjoyed, and said the publication is intended to further the cause of tourism and all resorts in Guyana.
Duke Lodge’s Captain Gerry Gouveia, as special guest at the launch, said the publication is important and affordable, and offers all businesses in Guyana affordable opportunities for advertising. He said tourism caused his business to expand and grow, and he urged all Guyanese to tell the world of Guyana’s beauty and potential.
He also described the publication as another positive method of effectively marketing Guyana, one which can assist to create jobs for Guyanese in the long run, even as he opined that the publication should be distributed locally and internationally.
Addressing the gathering, Guyana Tourism Authority’s Executive Director Indranauth Haralsingh indicated that his organisation was pleased to be associated with the venture.
He congratulated the Aracari Resort on the initiative, said the publication is very flexible and adaptable, and opined it was launched at a time when Guyana was celebrating another historical year of Indian Arrival in Guyana.
He called the publication dynamic, relevant, and very user-friendly; and urged that it be made available on application for mobile phones.
He indicated that the Tourism Ministry fully supports ‘Vacation Guyana’, and will assist in its distribution; and he called on Corporate Guyana and all tourism stakeholders to support the publication and advertise in it.
Renaissance Advertising Agency’s Vidya Binda, a very vibrant figure behind the realization of the publication, applauded its eventual success and urged other business to come on board.
‘Vacation Guyana’, as a monthly publication, will see periodic increases in the numbers being published.
