The President of the Hoteliers Association, Mr. Alieu Secka, also the General Manager of Golden Beach Hotel, has revealed that there is over 50% drop in tourist arrivals for the 2009/2010 tourist season. He made this remark yesterday at his office during an interview with this reporter. Mr. Secka however did not speak at length on what factors might be responsible but was quick to add that the ...
i am from the uk , i have been visiting gambia for 15 years , on my last
visit i noticed myself the lack of tourists . in my opinion this is due to
many factors . the economic downturn and many people are not going
far.last season the rate for the dalasi against the pound was only 36 and
people are not aware it has gone back up to 44.the recent publicity about
the human rights activists who where jailed last year. i think the
president should maybe think before he speaks because he has been saying
that he will kill gay people which is enough to put people off coming if
you are gay or if you are not.also the tourist hustlers are becoming more
aggresive in the way they go about there buisness . they are only trying to
make a living and they dont bother me . but some people do not go outside
the hotel because of them , i cannot understand how this is allowed to to
go on.
Gambia: 50 Percent Reduction in the 2009/2010 Tourist Arrivals
FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda), 30 December 2009
The President of the Hoteliers Association, Mr. Alieu Secka, also the General Manager of Golden Beach Hotel, has revealed that there is over 50% drop in tourist arrivals for the 2009/2010 tourist season. He made this remark yesterday at his office during an interview with this reporter. Mr. Secka however did not speak at length on what factors might be responsible but was quick to add that the ...
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i am from the uk , i have been visiting gambia for 15 years , on my last visit i noticed myself the lack of tourists . in my opinion this is due to many factors . the economic downturn and many people are not going far.last season the rate for the dalasi against the pound was only 36 and people are not aware it has gone back up to 44.the recent publicity about the human rights activists who where jailed last year. i think the president should maybe think before he speaks because he has been saying that he will kill gay people which is enough to put people off coming if you are gay or if you are not.also the tourist hustlers are becoming more aggresive in the way they go about there buisness . they are only trying to make a living and they dont bother me . but some people do not go outside the hotel because of them , i cannot understand how this is allowed to to go on.