My cousin in Suriname was into tourism since the 80's. Since then Suriname has had massive growth in that sector. But Guyana has a long way to go before the tourists will dare venturing out in numbers.
Mr. T:
Surely Guyana has a long way to go--but you must commend the effort that is being made by the doers in Guyana today---the effort is being made to grow the tourism sector---
Rev
I can assure you that whatever the "doers" are doing, attracting non Caribbean people to Guyana, other than missionaries and business people and foreign aid workers, isnt it.
Cant blame them though because the PPP has no clue about developing tourism and no interest in listening to those who do (thsi is why I maintain that Guyana needs a break from the PPP and their lack of ideas)....and this includes Guyanese who have been trying to tell them possible strategies, like working with Bajan tourism interests to broaden their product by ading Guyana to an itinerary for those Europeans who spend two weeks in Bdos and are bored by the 4th day on the beach.
Mr T you are indeed correct. The big problem that Suriname has in attracting US visitors is the perception that it is hard to get to, which it no longer is. I will not be surprised if they soon start attarcting more eco/adventure tourists from the USA than does Guyana, even though Guyana is more US oriented and is English speaking, and enjoys nonstop service from JFK.