Guyana is to be featured on BBC World and in Tatler, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
A British international travel writer, Michelle Jana Chan was recently here to compile an article for Tatler magazine’s travel section and film a mini-documentary on the country for the BBC World.
The writer was commissioned by Steppes Travel to write for the prestigious Tatler magazine which only features one country per month. For the BBC, she will be creating a travel log of the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
Chan, GINA said, after spending 10 days in Guyana exploring its wilderness and culture, briefed the media last Thursday on her trip.
She stated that it was her intention to come to the country to try and “introduce it to the world,” and this is her second trip to Guyana. Chan praised the work being done to encourage tourists to the country, GINA said.
It quoted her as saying that, “I knew there was potential as I wrote a story before on the country… It’s still a new destination and for some people they are hearing it for the first time… a lot of these stories are introducing people to Guyana.”
She said that in her first article she tried to create a portrait of the nation and in her present article she will be focusing on people who represent and love the country as she hopes to focus on a tour through Guyana.
Chan praised the country’s product, and said, “Guyana does community tourism well, it adds a unique touch which makes it special… what I love is the rawness of going to Kaieteur and there not being railings, security guards and shops. It gives a pioneering feeling of being the first one to stumble upon it.”
Meanwhile, Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), Indranauth Haralsingh said that this will add to the international recognition that Guyana is receiving. He added that it will help in promoting the country’s image as a tourism destination.
“There are still people who do not know us as a country so it will help to promote destination Guyana, to brand Guyana and get the name out and in her article she will be talking about the Guyana experience”.
He was also optimistic that the documentary will complement the recent version done by the BBC, “The lost land of the jaguar”, which has proven very beneficial for Guyana by raising its profile in the United Kingdom.
Additionally, the GTA plans to continue bringing more travel writers, familiarization and press trips to the country since these have been proving very successful and cost effective, GINA added.
