Minister Hood said that besides the airlines, the island nation’s
Ministry of Tourism and the Board of Tourism are currently holding discussions with several tourism investors who have demonstrated interest in certain projects that can boost the tourism industry. “As these efforts to bring more accommodation and airlift to Grenada continue, we must understand that we all have a critical role to ply in ensuring that every visitor that comes to Grenada leaves the destination satisfied and that he or she was treated with respect, got value for money, felt safe and secure and above all was made to feel welcomed,” Minister Hood said.

Reminding the public that every visitor to the island engages in a number of encounters and spends money in a manner that filters to every sector of the economy, Minister Hood said, “This can be traced from the time they arrive at the airport or seaport hire a taxi, sleep in a hotel room, dine at a restaurant, tip the waitress, shop souvenirs and local spice products, take an island tour, visit an attraction, river rub., dive or sail, purchase local fruits and vegetable and pay departure taxes that the direct and indirect benefits to the island is tremendous,” she explained.

The main activity for World Tourism Day was a tourism fair and exhibition on the Carenage. The activity was among the number of activities taking place to observe Tourism Awareness Week, which began on Sunday with a church service and will end on Saturday with a gala awards and appreciation dinner and dance on Saturday night. Other activities were a secondary schools’ forum which exposed students to careers and other economy benefits about the tourism industry