– between Guyana, Trinidad

REGIONAL airline, LIAT, will from July 1 this year introduce daily flights between Guyana and Trinidad at a cost of US$200.
The airline made the announcement on Thursday evening at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown.

According to the company, the travelling public has the option of flying as far as Antigua and returning to Guyana in the evening as part of the special offer.
Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin welcomed the move by LIAT and said the special arrangement gives travellers another option in terms of airline choice as well as airport options, choosing between the Eugene F Correia International and the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).

Minister Gaskin said the lack of airlift to and from Guyana has always been an issue, especially in the competitive tourism industry environment. He said if the country is not easily accessible, it becomes a lesser option of choice of travel.
“We recognise that we have to learn and we recognise that we have a lot to do,” he said as he welcomed the new travel arrangement introduced by LIAT.
On Thursday, the Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism concluded at the Guyana Marriott. The two-day congress was held under the theme “Connecting the Americas through Sustainable Tourism”.

Gaskin said during the forum he heard LIAT’s Head of Sales and Marketing , Egbert Riley mention that the airline “has big plans for Guyana ,” including options for connecting these shores with the rest of the Caribbean with easier access to multi-destination travel within the region.

He welcomed the ideas of the LIAT official as he noted that Guyana has something to offer in the tourism sector.
“We do have an attractive tourism product, it doesn’t need a lot of developing,” Minister Gaskin said, noting that it is one that is natural and pristine.