Georgetown: The Guyanese team from the Tourism Ministry and the Guyana Tourism Authority are working feverishly to ensure that the venue for the Guyana Trade Fair and Tourism Expo is ready for the grand opening on June 28th, 2013.
This event will be open to the public between 9am and 9pm on all of the three days, from June 28th -30th 2013.
This inaugural event, being staged at the Fitzgerald Stadium in Queens NY, is expected to attract thousands over the next three days, with over 30 local exhibitors using the opportunity to display and showcase authentic Guyanese products and services.
The three-day event will place Guyana on a platform to propel itself onto the International arena, while giving every sector in the Guyanese economy an opportunity to showcase each individual business operations. Manufacturers will also be on hand to showcase their products while setting the stage for the establishment of a supply chain for their products and services.
Hoteliers and tour operators will be able to showcase their facilities and packages, while the housing developers will also get the opportunity to market their brands.
Several of the key objectives of the expo are to promote export-ready products grown and manufactured in Guyana and tourism to potential markets, to reconnect with current markets and identify new target markets to expand product awareness for increased market share, to expose Guyana’s vast beautiful vacation sites and resorts to potential tourists who have never traveled to Guyana, and increase its brand position as a major tourist destination, to build trade and investments through one-on-one meetings with business owners to establish potential alliances and joint ventures between companies in Guyana and companies in the U.S.
Optimism
Already the exhibitors are expressing excitement over the potential of the event, as many have traveled over from Canada where they also participated in the Guyana Independence Festival celebrations; a mini trade fair formed part of the celebrations and 18 companies from traveled to Toronto to display their products.
The participants there also lauded the Guyana Consulate and the Tourism Ministry for continuing to organizing that event, which was dubbed the biggest yet as hundreds of thousands of persons passed through the expo during the one day event.
Members of the Private Sector, including Captain Gerald Gouveia and Mr. Christopher Nascimento also lauded the Government of Guyana for working along closely with the private sector and for facilitating the both the Canada and New York shows.
In addition to the product displays, there will be a presentation of fashion from top designers in Guyana, and entertainment featuring several cultural performances; patrons are being encouraged to come ready to purchase items and indulge in various food samples.
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