The government of this British Oversees Territory says it is focused on boosting tourism in the territory and will be offering incentives to hotel operators to enable them to reconstruct or expand their properties.
The announcement was made by Premier Andrew Fahie during his budget presentation last week.
According to Fahie, his administration hopes to see thousands of additional accommodations being made available for overnight visitors by 2024.
“We wish to increase the room stock, first to pre-hurricane levels, and secondly to expand.Our goal is to have 5,000 beds within the next five years.”
Fahie, whose office has responsibility for tourism, said government will also be attracting local and international investors to construct new properties, adding that there are plans to “improve the access to the territory by way of air and sea” and by investing more in marketing the territory’s tourism brand.
“We will begin the rebranding of our destination, and within the next five years, tourism shall once again be the underpinning and the lifeblood of this economy.”
The Premier also told legislators that the development of tourism sub-sectors such as wellness tourism, sports tourism, and entertainment tourism will be encouraged.
