KAIETOUR, a newly launched booking app, is set to become a “game-changer” for Guyana’s tourism sector, according to its creator, Saludeen Nausrudeen.

During a simple launch ceremony held at Herdmanston Lodge on Friday, he said the app will not only showcase the country’s tourism destinations and stakeholders, but will also allow potential visitors and tourists to book their flights, accommodation, tourist experiences and transportation services beforehand.

“It’s a proud moment for the Kaietour team to deliver to the Guyana tourism operatives and stakeholders and to the nation of Guyana, a robust and digital platform that will place Guyana’s unique and rich tourism product online for greater exposure and global marketing,” Nausrudeen said.

Nausrudeen further explained that the aim of the application is to provide Guyanese tourism operators with a platform to market their services to international customers.

“Kaietour was developed because we believe that Guyana tourism operators were at a disadvantage, invisible to the world. We need to have our tourism inventory easily and efficiently reach tourists and our diaspora and have their bookings reserved but confirmed,” he said adding: “Kaietour will fundamentally address this gap and will put Guyanese tourism online around the world.”

The application offers global flights, car rentals, taxis, hotels, bed and breakfast, resorts, tours and holiday packages, all of which can be paid for through Mobile Money Guyana (MMG), the country’s leading mobile money wallet, which allows persons to conduct money transactions with ease.

Simplified, Nausrudeen said, “Kaietour allows you to do a complete booking – a search, find, booked and paid.”

Meanwhile, subject minister, Oneidge Walrond, during brief remarks, stated that the country’s melting pot of experiences should be marketed and displayed on all platforms as she welcomed the launching of the application.
Minister Walrond noted that the Government of Guyana has been continuously working on strategies to further develop the tourism market, including facilitating private investments.

“What we have done is facilitate the investment in high quality hotels. We have launched experiential tours, last year we have done seven, so that the tourists and the visitors can come to Guyana and they can have many experiences,” she said.

“The government has embarked on a comprehensive strategy for developing tourism in Guyana and experience in every single region, so that the economic effects of tourism can be felt in [every] region so that we can see equitable development in all of our regions,” the minister added.