135-person Barbados tourism contingent on fact finding mission

Staff of the Barbados Tourism Ministry gathered at a welcome ceremony held at the Princess Hotel, Providence. (GINA photo)

Barbados’ Tourism Minister Richard Sealy has led a 135-person contingent from his ministry to Guyana for a weekend retreat.

According to the Government Information Agency (GINA), the retreat is part of a fact finding mission and Minister Sealy expressed appreciation for the warm welcome which he stressed was given even before the contingent arrived in Guyana. He indicated that the trip to Guyana is a fact finding one since the two countries have two different tourism packages to offer.

Sealy emphasised that he has a very aggressive definition of tourism, which is not merely about getting people from near