New ‘Kaietour’ app to create global visibility for Guyana’s tourism products

Tourism businesses in Guyana will benefit from the “Kaietour” app which will make it easier for
clients to search, find, book, and pay for services in Guyana.
The app, was given the ‘thumbs up’ by Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister, Oneidge
Walrond as it was officially launched on Friday at Herdmanston Lodge. Walrond spoke of the
many initiatives being offered by the government to foster development in the tourism sector.
She said that along with investments, it will take a collaborative approach to achieve success in
the industry. “I congratulate you on this initiative, it is needed, it has filled a gap in the picture of
tourism development in Guyana, and I urge all operators and the private sector to get on board,
get yourself registered on the app, Minister Walrond said.

She continued, “I want us to continue to sell and promote market Guyana, and it’s not by chance
that you are seeing a clean-up campaign and you see different walkways and restoration works
being done around the city, it is all with a view of developing this brand, this ‘one Guyana’, a
Guyana that we can be proud of.”  Meanwhile, Founder and CEO of Kaietour, Salaudeen
Nausrudeen disclosed that his Guyana-Centric Global Booking app, which is a robust and
thorough digital platform, would place Guyana’s unique and rich tourism product online for
global exposure and global marketing.
“It’s definitely going to be a game changer in Guyana’s tourism manifestation,” Nausrudeen
said, The Kaietour’s founder and CEO revealed that the local tour operators were at a
disadvantage with regards their visibility to the world. He said local tourism businesses can
download the app and get registered for free.
He said that the global booking application costs $60M to create. Also endorsing the app was
Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud, who said that it would help in getting overseas-based
Guyanese interested in what is taking place in their homeland.
Meanwhile, President of the Guyana Tourism and Hospitality Association, Harrinand Persaud,
Gerald Gouveia Jr. of the Roraima group of Companies, and President of the Georgetown
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Timothy Tucker also endorsed the initiative. Additionally,
Indian High Commissioner to Guyana Dr. K.J. Srinivasa also attended the event.