US$800,000 to be earmarked for autonomous tourism board
The government expects to spend about US$800,000 to establish an autonomous National Tourism Board as it seeks to create the infrastructure and environment for eco-tourism development in Guyana. The resources for this are being budgeted from enhanced debt relief expected under the Cologne Initiative some time next year. Spelling out what it hopes to achieve in the policy and performance matrix of the interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP) 2000-2005, the government says it will develop a diversified eco-tourism product of which the Kaieteur Falls will be one of the several areas to be visited. The government is also committing itself to rehabilitating selected hinterland airstrips for eco-tourism development and designing a cost-effective plan to promote eco-tourism in North American and the European markets. Its intent is to start an advertising campaign in December next year. It will also establish guidelines for the construction of lodges in interior locations for the safety of tourists and is to determine the cost/benefits of being a member of the Caribbean Tourism Association.
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