IN support of President, Dr. Irfaan Ali’s vision to make Guyana a hub for business, tourism and other economic activities in the Caribbean, Latin America and South America, and with the plethora of new airlines now offering services here, Global Tours and Travel – GlobalTT has opened a local office to provide a full line of travel/logistics services for both corporate/business and personal/leisure travel.

Chief Operating Officer (COO) of GlobalTT, Tyler Orderson informed the Guyana Chronicle that after carefully studying Guyana’s developmental trajectory, and all of the business and economic activities currently underway in Guyana as part of its transformational agenda, the company recognised the need for an effective journey and destination-management company.

It was established to better facilitate and coordinate the international travel needs of both local companies and their employees, and foreign entities and their personnel operating from Guyana, along with agencies operating within the governmental sector.
The COO said that with Guyana cementing its place as the fastest-growing economy in the world, and with the new era of prosperity being enjoyed within the country, GlobalTT was launched in January of this year to fulfil the business-travel needs of both the private and public sectors of Guyana, and it is also geared to satisfy the leisure-travel needs of private individuals, couples, families and groups.

For business travel, Orderson advised that GlobalTT provide end-to-end travel services that include airport transfers, airline bookings and ticketing, meet-and-greet services and executive- lounge access at airports, ground transportation and auto rentals, and hotel accommodations at destinations around the globe.

Orderson confirmed that they work with a slew of well-known international brands in the airline industry in the hotel sector, with popular and well-renowned chains, and with the top auto rental companies in the world.
GlobalTT, he said, definitely has the skills and connections necessary to create itineraries needed and to satisfy the travel requirements of the various corporate clients, including those from the oil-and-gas industry, import/export and manufacturing sectors, and public/governmental agencies.

Pedro Pablo Martínez Azcuy – Director – Caribbean Leisure Travel of The Global Tours and Travel Company, revealed to this newspaper that in addition to providing end-to-end travel services to the public-sector entities, governmental institutions and agencies, and local and foreign private-sector companies, GlobalTT is also making its specialised services available to private persons to allow for much more seamless, convenient and cost-effective personal and leisure travel.

Azcuy said that GlobalTT has a special team that he heads, dedicated to creating leisure itineraries that reflect their clients’ personal interests, allowing persons to enjoy the joys of travel.
Their services include courtesy shuttles to and from the airport, airline reservations and ticket sales, executive-lounge access at airports, ground transportation and auto rentals, accommodations including lodges, hotels and resorts, tours and other tourism-related activities, cruises and event travel such as destination weddings and honeymoon holidays, along with carnival and festival packages.

Azcuy opined that Cuba was the underrated jewel of the Caribbean, with some of the most beautiful beaches in the world such as Playa Paraiso, to the historic Bay of Pigs and the picturesque Old Havana.
He said that GlobalTT intends to give Guyanese the opportunity to experience the true beauty and vibes of that amazing island with its Cuba vacation packages for all tastes, from enjoying all-inclusive resorts in Cayo Coco, Cayo Guillermo or Cayo Santa Maria, to spending time in Varadero which has world-class golf courses and restaurants around the best beaches.
Holguín, he said, is ideal for nature enthusiasts and eco-adventurers, whilst visits will be arranged to top cities in Cuba, such as Havana, for Cuban history and architecture.

SPECIAL SUMMER CAMPAIGN
For this July/August/September period, Global Tours and Travel has embarked on a special summer campaign titled, “Good Times, Good Vibes, Vacations” on its Caribbean destinations which include Barbados, Cuba, Jamaica, and Saint Lucia, and in which it has on offer “bundled packages” that include air fares, hotel accommodation and activities at specially discounted prices.

In rolling out its “ultra-value-holidays” packages for this year to the Caribbean and many other iconic destinations that include Miami, New York City, and Houston in the US, and Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the Middle East, GlobalTT is encouraging Guyanese to take advantage of these great offers by “swapping the computer screen for the sunscreen” for the summer holidays.

Professor Aubrey Mendonca, Executive Director at GlobalTT, in his interview with The Guyana Chronicle, said that their Journey and Destination Management Company intends to maintain and provide international-level standards both in its corporate travel-management services and for its leisure-travel services, including for the expat market in Guyana to which it also has a focus.

GlobalTT has intentionally built a multilingual workforce to effectively communicate with its international partners, product and service suppliers and customers Mendonca said, and has a special team dedicated to engaging with the oil-and-gas sector, along with foreign missions and international organisations resident in and operating out of Guyana.

The executive director said that in keeping with the latest technology trends, the company is investing in technology in order to provide clients with secure online access to its services and products, and to seamlessly explore its many exciting destinations through its web page which can be found at www.globalttgy.com, and through its Facebook and other social media pages.