Differences of opinion have surfaced between President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association (THAG) Christopher ‘Kit’ Nascimento and Roraima Airways Chief Executive Officer Gerry Gouveia, a former head of THAG, over recent remarks made by Nascimento about the state of the sector and his perception of the government’s attitude to the industry.

Nascimento had said in an interview with this newspaper two weeks ago that unless tourism became “a line item” in the country’s budget the government commitment to the industry would remain in doubt and that the political administration’s posture on tourism was reflected largely in the realm of “rhetoric.”