GAMBIA: New Tourism Project By Billionaire Businessman Basirou Jawara

Billionaire businessman Basirou Jawara has been speaking about his big ambitions for the country’s tourism sector in the next two years.

The Sabi born Jawara, owner of Fajara Hotel told this reporter that in the next two years, his plans are to become an international tour operator and to own a Gambian tourist flight flying in and out of Destination Gambia.

He was speaking in an exclusive interview last week during the familiarisation of facilities’ tour in the Tourism Development Area led by the minister of Tourism and Culture Benjamin A. Roberts. Jawara’s Fajara Hotel is opened for the 2016/17 winter season following a brief hiatus.

Jawara joined the tourism industry more than three decades ago and became the first Gambian to own a hotel in the country called Adonis Hotel, then Wadner Beach Hotel and bought over Fajara Hotel two years later.

He noted that more tourists are keen on visiting Destination Gambia in the new season but said inadequate flights remain the underlying obstacle.

“In this year’s winter season, Fajara Hotel, one of the oldest hotels in The Gambia is back to business with over 200 rooms with good quality standard service that meets the requirement of the Gambia Tourism Board,” he said.

He disclosed that he was inspired to join the industry during one of his visits to Nairobi, Kenya, where he saw most of the hotels owned by Kenyans. Thus, his visit to Nairobi, he said is a challenge to him and other Gambians to invest in the industry by building new hotels.

The business mogul applauded the minister of Tourism and Culture and his team of inspectors for taken their time to visit Fajara Hotel. “There is a good tourism and culture minister in charge and President Jammeh is one of the capable Presidents and type of person highly promoting the industry,” he concluded.

TANZANIA: Members And Attractions Nominated for 23rd Annual World Travel Awards

Tanzania has registered a total of 24 entries which have been nominated for 23rd Annual World Travel Awards (WTA) in an event set to take place at Diamonds La Gemma dell’Est in Zanzibar, Tanzania on Saturday, April 9th, 2016; where winners in different categories will be announced in the dazzling red-carpet ceremony that will welcome hospitality leaders and luminaries from across the regions.

Among the entries from Tanzania is the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) which is competing under the Destination category of Africa’s leading Tourist Board 2016 against with Egyptian Tourist Authority, Gambia Tourism Board, Ghana Tourism Authority, Kenya Tourism Board and Moroccan National Tourism Organization. Others are Namibia Tourism Board, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation and Zanzibar Commission for Tourism

Entries from Tanzania and their categories in bracket are Julius Nyerere International Airport (Air category – Africa’s Leading Airport 2016) Dar es salaam and Zanzibar Ports (Cruise category –Africa’s Leading Cruise port 2016) Zanzibar (Destination category –Africa’s Leading beach destination 2016 and Africa’s Leading destination 2016) Mt. Kilimanjaro and Ngorongoro crater (Destination category – Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction 2016) Serengeti National Park (Destination category – Africa’s Leading National Park 2016 and Tanzania Tourist Board (Destination category – Africa’s Leading Tourist Board 2016.

Others are Zanzibar’s Diamond La Gemma dell’Est, Dream of Zanzibar and Hideaway of Nungwi Resort &Spa (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading All-inclusive Resort 2016); Zanzibar’s Bluebay Beach Resort & , Dream of Zanzibar, Karafuu Beach Resort & Spa and Diamond La Gemma dell’Est (Hotel & Resorts category–Africa’s Leading Beach Resort 2016): Serena Hotel –Dar es salaam (Hotel & Resorts –Africa’s Leading city Hotel 2016); SingitaSasakwa Lodge (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Luxury lodge 2016); Breezes Beach Club, Karafuu Beach & Spa and Dream of Zanzibar (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Resort 2016); & Zanzibar’s Beyond Mnembe Island Lodge and Chapwani Private Island (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Private Island Resort 2016): Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Safari Lodge 2016) and Singita Sabora Camp and Jongomero Camp (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Tented Safari Camp 2016.

With more than 1,500 Africa & Indian Ocean nominations now revealed, voting which started 1st February is expected to be highly competitive right up until the February 29th deadline. World Travel Awards President Graham Cooke said: “This is always an exciting time of year for World Travel Awards, as we unveil the nominees for the first Gala Ceremony of the year. As we have come to expect it is a stellar list, incorporating the leading lights of hospitality from across Africa and the Indian Ocean.

WTA which was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry, each year covers the globe with a series of regional Gala Ceremonies staged to recognise and celebrate individual and collective successes within each key geographical region.

In order to cast your vote you need first to register for an account. So to register and thereafter cast your vote, please visit www.worldtravelawards.com/register. A verification email will be sent to your email account and you will need to click the verification link to verify your email address before you can login to cast your vote. Please make sure you vote for Tanzania entries mentioned above.

GAMBIA: A Call For Eradication Of Sex Tourism

As tourism reaches its climax this season, so it is important to continue the campaign for eradication of any form of sex tourism, being child sex tourism or sexual exploitation in the industry or in society in general.

The Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) continues the campaign against any form of sexual exploitation through different media, both print and electronic, as well as social gatherings to sensitise people.

Sexual exploitation in the global travel industry is a big phenomenon but the United Nations body for tourism is taking action through awareness campaigns from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO); and the International Task Force to protect those vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.

It is a strong belief in the Gambia Tourism Board that tourism industry has a moral obligation and a special responsibility to combat any form of sexual exploitation and abuse in the industry.

Taking a look at the Gambia Tourism Board circulated Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children which includes excerpts from Tourism Offences Act 2003, the “GTBoard sees recognizing and reacting to social needs as an important part of its normal business activities, and emphasizes the significance of active social commitment in the tourism sector.

In this way, the Tourism Stakeholders endorse the measures of the tourism and travel industry in cooperation with CPA-ECPAT-Gambia and understand the Code of Conduct as a more concrete and improved development of “Global Code of Ethics for Tourism” from the WTO, regarding active protection for children.

The tourism stakeholders see it as their duty, within the purposes of the Code, to take part in the fight against Sexual Exploitation of Children.”

Not only in Destination Gambia is sexual exploitation of children a crime but in all countries. The Tourism Offences Act 2003 has severe penalties for offenders.

Delivering on the cause, impact, risk and way forward on sex tourism, Momodou Bah, Director of Quality Control, License and Enforcement – GTBoard affirmed that among the downside of tourism is sex tourism. It can cause interracial mixture and as well difference in tradition in terms of culture and tradition that can lead to other vices.

Apart from the sand, sun and sea, beach tourists thronged the destination because of the people and culture. According to a survey carried out, Bah pointed that the survey revealed that a good percentage of the tourists admitted coming to destination more because of the beach, people and culture, that’s their favorite reason for coming.

Causes of sex tourism in the industry are not totally narrowed down upon one issue as it can also be caused by poverty level, society and sometimes passion. This is because some people come to the industry because of the ‘toubab’ syndrome, friendship, finance and economy among other key issues.

Some of these key issues easily give way to sex tourism and it is a risk to some lives either male or female as they might seeit as a shortcut to get out of the social challenges. Children that are engaged in this act are sometimes lured into it through one way or the other. And this could be through abduction, coercion, and other similar ways or conditions. And whatever the condition it is purposely an exchange for something.

Explaining the hazard of sex tourism, Halimatou Jallow, National Aids Control Program, Ministry of Health explained the importance of individuals being equipped with adequate knowledge about their health and the people they mingle with. It is obvious that not all the travelers or tourists to the destination are hundred per cent healthy and everyone needs to be aware of that.

The campaign against sex tourism already enjoys support from various organizations, government, MoTC and GTBoard, GHA, UN agencies, and other partners from the public and private organizations like the Child Protection Alliance.

There is need for collective efforts to eradicate sex tourism. The government especially Ministry of Tourism and Culture with Gambia Tourism Board attach great importance to the protection of the citizenry and tourists who come to visit this peaceful and lovely country, so it is important for stakeholders in the tourism fraternity and other partners to participate in the fight against sex tourism in the industry taking into consideration the dangers and complications involved.

To effectively tackle sex tourism, it is never an issue of single sector or stakeholder but every sector must join hands in order to fight against it.

GAMBIA: Belgian Bikers Fall In Love With Destination Gambia

In a jubilant and excited mood catapulted with admiration, the over 60 bikers from Belgium who participated in the just concluded Bike for Africa 2016 co-hosted by Senegal and The Gambia will not forget the Destination Gambia’s uniqueness, friendliness and overall hospitality so soon.

The Gambia played host to a group of over 60 bikers with their supporting team from Belgium joined by hundreds of people across the destination to enjoy the third edition of the Bike for Africa at the Jombong Bantang Cultural Camp Ecco, Berefet village.

Bike for Africa is a Brussels Airlines organized and sponsored biking event through their foundation for Africa which is the company’s Social Responsibility Program established in 2010. The concept of the foundation or its dream is to bring people together in a biking trip to have fun together and doing something good for the children of Africa.

The Gambia as a co-host country with Senegal gained exposure especially among the bikers who are first timers to the continent of Africa. Also, the event further helped to expose the country ‘s available tourism products, culture and heritages both tangible and intangible to the visitors; as both local and international media had a full coverage of the event. It was a great event worth participating in, since it again brings Gambia into spotlight on the map for everyone to see as one of the most beautiful destinations to visit in Africa.

In the 450 kilometers or thereabout, bikers have the chance to bike across the steppes and grasslands to see the beautiful topography of the destination and as well waved to the lined up crowd along the biking route to catch a glimpse of the bikers with admiration.

Coming from Toubacouta and crossing to The Gambia, the bikers circled through Bunyandu, Mbata, Juffureh/Albreda and down to Jombong Bantang Cultural Camp Ecco, Berefet village at the campsite.

The bikers thoroughly enjoyed the event which they all described as ‘a unique adventure full of experience.’ Bikers were not limited to a sect as male, female, young and old participated and have fun.

This event which the Gambia Tourism Board insinuates of turning to an annual activity is a new product that will add more excitement to the already existing tourism products. It will leave a long lasting experience and impression on the bikers and other people. This is because it is just like a convergence of happy people in unity since the participated bikers consist of Brussels Airlines staffs; Belgians sponsored companies and general managers of some Belgian companies.

What Bikers Say About the Destination

Peter Stewbaut: “Gambia is a very beautiful country as soon as we biked to The Gambia we saw how green the country is and how friendly the people are. It is a really special place to be. As employees of Brussels Airlines, basically we want to bring a positive message to the Belgium population towards the population here in The Gambia and we want to help local communities to support projects here in The Gambia. Above all, we want to be among the people and best way to be among the people is to feel the same thing they feel, walk the same road and as well feel the same dust on our skins as they feel it which is among the reasons we ride on bicycle and as well lodge at the campsite. And while we ride we have the opportunity of few minutes to stop and chat with people. Within the few days of cycling in Destination Gambia, we have seen how friendly the people are, how they cherish the white life which we have, we cycled through natural reserve that was really amazing and a unique experience.”

Benedicte Venmast: “Gambians are so nice , friendly and I am so happy to be here with you. Riding bike across two countries is not easy, the sun is very hot but your people (Gambians) are so beautiful and so friendly. Hopefully in the future we hope to help children going to school to have good education which is most important.”

Isabelle De Maere: “This is my very first time of coming to Africa and I am very happy to come here because I have heard a lot of nice stories about the country. Now I have met and saw some nicer things than the stories I heard before coming to the country. I was not expecting the people to be friendly as they are but surprisingly, I saw everybody waving, shouting to greet and even helping and supporting us inside the sun as we cycle on. Really, it is a social warm welcome and while we spread the news in Europe that ‘Ebola is not Africa’ we will definitely come back especially to get to know your culture because here is a beautiful environment.”

Whim: “It is a very exciting adventure seeing other people welcoming us even if you are getting tired; the children are screaming and very happy to see us. It is really nice to do this (biking). It is a real adventure that we have prepared for and is very special and good to be here because it is different culture, different weather and I know that everybody is enjoying been here. It is really amazing here.”

Walter Windey: “This is my first time in The Gambia and as soon as we cross the border today from Senegal to Gambia we saw the nature and how beautiful it is. It is different from Senegal and we are amazed about the nature, it is very nice. What is unique about the Gambia is the friendliness of the people. Everybody is so open towards us, they want to help us so it is a very nice experience. What I like most about the country is the nature, because it is beautiful that I can always recommend everyone to visit, The Gambia is beautiful. The people are generous and happy to see us as they all wanted to help. Above all, it is a great adventure because it is nice to do this with my colleagues and it even helps to know each other better.”

GAMBIA: Sanyang Holds 4th International Cultural Festival

Sanyang village in the Kombo South District of the West Coast Region on Thursday held its 4th International Cultural Festival at the village square. The theme for this year’s festival is, “Utilising knowledge as enshrined in our diverse cultures for development”.

The annual event is designed to promote and revive the country’s rich cultural heritage.

Sheriff Bojang, the Chairman of the Village Development Committee, said the festival has over the years being a unifying force for the community and has increased social interaction amongst the different ethnic groups in the area.

The cultural festival, Bojang added, is part of efforts to sensitise the younger generation about the rich cultural heritage of the country.

The VDC chair affirmed that the cultural festival will also help the students especially those at the lower basic and secondary schools learn about their culture.

Bojang noted that cultural tourism is a viable tourism product of the Smiling Coast and that the success of Sanyang International Cultural Festival has witnessed a rapid rise in the number of cultural tourists that attend the festival each year.

“We thank you for believing in us and we also thank our corporate sponsors for their viable platform in promoting our goods and services,” he said.

He went on: “Our cultures will continue to meet the aspiration of our people to see brotherhood and solidarity among our diverse ethnic groupings. This transcends national and regional divergences based on mutual understanding and cooperation”.

Also speaking at the ceremony, Abdou Colley, the National Assembly member for Kombo South, expressed delight for witnessing yet another important cultural event, acknowledging that culture and tradition are an integral part of any nation’s development.

The 4th edition of Sanyang International Cultural Festival, he posited, is among the most prestigious cultural festivals in the country and that it will continue to promote human dignity, social justice and Gambia in generally.

He went on to thank the organising committee and the National Centre for Arts &Culture, The Gambia Tourism Board, Social Security & Housing Finance Corporation and all those who supported them in making the event a success.

The Deputy Governor of West Coast Region, Musa Amul Nyassi, acknowledged that the event depicts the community’s true love for culture, noting that the Kombo South settlement attached great importance to upholding social harmony and cultural pluralism.

He thus urged the youth of the community to take advantage of the unique opportunity available so as to revive the country’s rich cultural tradition.

Deputy Governor Nyassi on behalf of the Governor, affirmed his office’s support to the event at all times.

GAMBIA: Gambia Tourism Board To Host Bike For Africa 2016 Event

For the first time in the history of Tourism in Destination Gambia, the Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) under the tutelage of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture in collaboration with the Brussels Airlines will Sunday; January 31st, host the Brussels Airlines organized biennial Bike for Africa 2016 sporting event in The Gambia. This comes as group of 70 international bikers from Belgium will circle from Senegal and cross Gambian border to cycle Berefet among other places in the destination.

This year Bike for Africa 2016 sporting event slated for January 27th and February 3rd to be staged in Senegal and The Gambia will mark the third edition of the event. It is a Brussels Airline biennial tourism event that is held in any selected country in Africa with the express purpose of having fun together and enables the organizers to help do something good for the children of Africa.

The continent of Africa holds a special place in the heart of the organizer. This has made them choose Bike for Africa sporting event as one of the ways to give something back to the local communities in Africa. This they accomplish through their foundation for Africa. The company’s Social Responsibility Program was created way back in 2010. Through it they give a helping hand to a number of NGO’s and humanitarian projects that have the same passion for Africa as they do.

With their quest of promoting and bringing people together in the continent, this third edition has seen Senegal and The Gambia being selected for the event. In previous editions of this biking trip, it took place in Rwanda whereby bikers cycled for the first time from Kigali, Rwanda to Bujumbura in Burundi. It was termed as an ‘unforgettable adventure.’ While in 2014, they circled through Stanley’s route in magnificent Uganda on mountain bikes.

In this 2016 third edition, the two neighboring countries, Senegal and The Gambia have a lot to offer as they both need the organizer’s support now especially the West African region has been declared Ebola virus free.

The five days biking activities which will take off from Senegal will see group of 70 bikers, on biking trip crossing Senegal and Destination Gambia with fun to see the beauty of the two countries’ steppes, grassland and dry open forest formations. Another interesting part is that they will as well ride along villages with traditional mud cabins and huge baobabs.

The group of 70 international bikers that will join the home bikers consist of young and old, female and male. The largest number of the group of the 70 bikers are members of staff of Brussels Airlines; Belgian sponsored companies and general managers of some Belgian companies which will include the Chief Executive Officer of the Brussels Airlines and will bike around 450 kilometers.

According to the designed program, whine in Senegal, the group of the bikers will be received with a welcome cocktail; visit Maternity Muriel Africa in Mbour and before a Fam-tour of 25-30km. Ready for action, the team will cycle to Simal (85 km) stay overnight in Ecolodge in Simal on the banks of the Sine Saloumlaguna.

On January 30th, the bikers will cross the river by pirogue then cycle to Toubakouta (75 km) and as well stay overnight in lodge at Toubakouta. While the bikers, January 31st, will cross Gambian border to cycle to Berefet (80 km) and as well cross River Gambia by pirogue and stay overnight at a campsite on the river bank.

The group will cycle through the Gambia south bank area (90 km) on February 1st with overnight stay at a campsite. While February 2nd is another day for them to cycle from Brefet to Banjul (100 km) with a closing event on the beach and later have overnight stay in hotel.

Finally, February 3rd, the group of the 70 bikers will visit Horizon Clinic, disassembling bikes and later have dinner before returning to the airport to catch their flight back to Brussels.

The Gambia Tourism Board has assured their partner of fruitful and successful event in Destination Gambia as necessary logistics have been put in place for this latest event.

This event among other things is meant to promote the destination and what the country can offer. It is another way to expose the destination especially that international media both print and electronic from Belgium will accompany the bikers to Destination Gambia to promote the event. And as well bring The Gambia into spotlight on the map and show the world that the country is one of the most beautiful destinations to visit.

Again, this Brussels Airlines organized event to be co-hosted by The Gambia and Senegal is also to complement the amazing efforts of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MoTC) and Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard). As well it will also motivates bikers to gather fund for the cause; see the beautiful parts of the country as Brussels Airlines wants to continue promoting the destination to attract more tourists and visitors to the country.

The local sponsors of Bike for Africa 2016 include Gambia Tourism Board, Senegambia Beach Hotel, Berefet Camp, Kombo Beach Hotel, Julbrew, Best Water, West-African Cycling Tours, West African Powers ports and Africell.

GAMBIA: Gambia Tourism Board Reminds All Proprietors To Regularise Their Operational Licenses.

The Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) reminds all proprietors and businesses in the Hotel, Night Club, Bars and Restaurant and all other businesses operating within the Tourism Development Area (TDA) to come forward and regularise their Operational Licenses. The Businesses are further reminded that their continued operation without payment for such license is in contravention of the GTBoard Act 2011 Part VII Section 32 and 33 (1) & (2) which is reproduced below.

“The GTBoard Act 2011 Part VII – Licensing

Section 32

“32. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), a person shall not operate premises as

(a) A hotel

(b) A night club

(c) A casino; or

(d) A restaurant,

Except with, and in accordance with a license granted by the Board

(2) The Board may publish a notice exempting any premises or any class of premises from the requirements of sub-section (1).

Failure to regularise your Operational Licenses with the Board shall result in the Board invoking Section 48 of the GTBoard Act which is stated as below.

48. “A person who contravenes any of the provision of this Act commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dalasis.

Please note the below definitions as per the GTBoard Act, 2011 and Regulations.

Hotel

“Hotel” includes a guest house, rest house, tourist village, flat-hotel, inn, lodging house or premises used for

the reception of guests or travelers but excludes the premises listed in the First Schedule of this Act.

Restaurant

“Restaurant” means premises in which the business of selling food or beverages to the public is carried on;

Nightclub

“Nightclub” means premises open for business at night and having a bar and disco or other entertainment.

Tourist Enterprises and Tourist Guide

“Tourist enterprises” means the enterprises listed in the Second Schedule to this Act; and

“Tourist guide” means a person who is employed to educate tourist about the geography, history, cultures and life of different communities in The Gambia

SECOND SCHEDULE (Section 2)

TOURIST ENTERPRISES

Enterprises (whether carried on alone or in conjunction with some other enterprise) connected with the tourism industry in The Gambia (other than the excepted enterprises), and falling within one or more of the following classes-

1. Proprietors and drivers of passenger vehicles used wholly or partly in a tourist enterprise.

2. Ground tour operators.

3. Ground handling agents.

4. Dyer.

5. Wood carver.

6. Motor vehicles hire enterprises offering tour transport facilities, whether self-driven or chauffeur-driven.

7. Proprietors of tented camps catering for tourists.

8. Chartered Airlines based in The Gambia which accept tourist as aircraft passengers on flight, whether publicly or privately owned.

9. Persons letting out vessels for tourists, whether manned or not.

10. Shopkeepers, stallholders and stand holders and any other person offering for sale to tourist as a substantial part of their business, goods made by hand from indigenous raw materials, and manufacturers of those goods.

11. Proprietors of enterprises offering camps and camping equipment for hire.

12. Proprietors of-

a) airport enterprises;

b) water sport enterprise;

c) horse and camel riding enterprises; and

d) Such other enterprises as may be prescribed by the Board”.

GAMBIA: Gambia Tourism Board Within The Tourism Development Area- Bijilo To Brufut Heights

The Management of The Gambia Tourism Board is pleased to inform the general public that following the demolition exercise of all the illegal beach bars and make-shift structures within the Tourism Development Area- Bijilo to Brufut Heights; in an efforts to regularize and set standards within the TDA, that a total of 21 beach bars measuring 10m x 12m each within a 2km stretch between Bijilo and Brufut Heights Beach has been demarcated.

Out of the 21 demarcated plots for beach bars, 17 have been allocated to the previous operators, who were affected by the demolition. The new beach bars are to be constructed in line with the standard set by the GTBoard in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Culture; and the Department of Physical Planning and Housing as per the below agreed proto types:

The allotees are therefore urged to ensure compliance with their chosen proto type in constructing their new beach bars; and to ensure that all conditions of allocation stipulated in their allocation letters are well adhered to.

The Gambia Tourism Board wishes to take this opportunity to thank all stakeholders and the general public for their support and understanding throughout the exercise.

GAMBIA: Season’s Maiden Polish Flight In Banjul

The airbus with the inscription Service Canaria Travel Boeing 737-800, which carried over 100 tourists onboard direct from Warsaw and landed at exactly 21:00hrs Friday night at the Banjul International Airport (BIA) in Yundum, was a maiden flight from the Eastern European nation of Poland for this 2015/2016 winter tourism season.

This adds to increasing tourists arrivals to Destination Gambia for this year’s winter season.

The Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) under the Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MoTC) registered success on capturing the Eastern European nation market in 2013 when they received the maiden Polish tourists in November 1st with 240 tourists onboard to Destination Gambia.

Speaking on behalf of Abdoullah Hydara, the director general of GTBoard shortly after the arrival of the Polish tourists, Adama Cham, Statistics and Communication manager of GTBoard applauded Rainbow Tours – Poland and Alkamba Tours – Gambia for their relentless efforts in bringing the tourists to Destination Gambia.

He reiterated the positive step taken by the GTBoard to make Destination Gambia a tourism haven.

Kamil Juwa, the director of Operation, Rainbow Tours International, expressed delight over the season’s maiden flight from Poland. From now on and throughout the 2015/2016 winter tourism season, he announced, a tourist flight will come every week direct from Warsaw and with possibility of increasing in the future.

He thanked the Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) for the welcome accorded the tourists on their arrival and affirmed that the tourists enjoyed and were happy on the sight of the cultural display at the BIA, organised by the GTBoard.

Kebba Drammeh, director of Operation, Alkamba Tours, thanked their partners, Rainbow Tours International on the arrival and as well the Gambia Tourism Board for the welcoming of the tourists to the destination.

He dilated more on the arrival of the season’s maiden Polish flight and the importance of the Eastern European nation market to Gambia.