“20 persons who participate in this initiative will be randomly selected to win tour experiences valued at $100,000.”

THE month of November is designated Tourism Awareness Month and this year’s theme is “Cultural Tapestry: Investing in Our People, Enriching Our Heritage”. For November, a calendar of events has been launched by the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) to create tourism awareness.

Therefore, November is the ideal time to travel locally, utilising the tour packages provided at a discounted cost offered by the GTA via licensed tour operators in observance of Tourism Awareness Month.

According to GTA Destination Marketing Manager, Annarie Seecharan, the idea behind this is simple — travellers will be encouraged to participate in at least two experiences from any licensed participating tour operator, after which they will be eligible for a “free travel experience/s” valued at up to $100,000.

She related that the GTA will stand the cost of the “free experience/s”. This initiative will be active from November 1, 2023, to December 15, 2023.

Seecharan reported that the participating tour operator will officially stamp a traveller’s passport after payment for the tour. This is done per person, per experience.

She added that once the traveller completes two tours, his/her passport will be officially stamped,
deeming them eligible for the “free experience/s”. However, the two tours cannot be the same experience.

The GTA Destination Marketing Manager told the Pepperpot Magazine that once they have completed the tours, they must fill out the bio page and place the passport into a container at the tour operator’s location. This will facilitate a grand drawing by the GTA before the close of the year.

She noted that the “free travel experiences” would be valid for six months after the
Drawing.

Seecharran said Passports can be found at the Ministry of Tourism’s office on South Road, GTA’s office in the Sophia Exhibition Centre, THAG’s office in Waterloo Street and all the participating licensed tour operators countrywide.

Seecharran added that, through discounted tourism experiences, travellers are encouraged to participate in the minimum of two tours offered by one of its 18 licensed tour operators to have at least two experiences of the 40 tour packages being offered.

Seecharan stated that 20 persons will then be randomly selected to win tour experiences valued at $100,000 from November 1 to December 15, 2023.

The Destination Marketing Manager reported that the discounted prices for tour packages start at $2,000. The prices vary depending on the packages, such as the day tour to Kaieteur Falls.

Seecharan noted that, when travellers buy any two tour packages, they will be given a Discover Guyana Passport, which the tour operators will stamp, and it can be dropped off in boxes provided for the drawing at the end of December.

She noted that, so far, they have had favourable responses and as the month progresses, they hope it will be fully successful.