Edi,

The prospects that tourism can bring are varied and enormous; an so are its
other negative effects. This is where people like you can chip in from time
to time like you have been doing.

I was told yesterday by a friend that the Sunset beach hotel is one of the
best hotels he has visited in the country. I was very impressed especially
if you consider that it is owned and run by Gambians. Lest some people
misunderstand it, it is not a newly built hotel. It is the former Kotu
Strand hotel that has been leased, I believe for 25 years, by a group of
Gambian entrepreneurs.

Another interesting recent development is the purchase of the Kombo Beach
Novotel by a group of investor including Gambia Experience, Richard Bronson
of the Vergin Group and some Gambian businessmen. I understand the hotel
was sold for $3.5 million.

These are very important developments if you consider how these two hotels
deteriorated over the past decade or so. It is also very welcome news that
Gambia Experience is part of the group of owners. Gambia Experience
operates throughout the year and have done a lot for Gambian tourism. They
also sponsore many worthy causes in the country.

Have a good day, Gassa.

Edi Sidibeh wrote:

"This is really a great news hence unemployments will drop to the lowest
> level.The developing progress am interested in more is the the
> special flight that is coming from Chzeck republic for the start of
> penetrating the eastern block to visit Gambia additionally the seasonal
> program of the Gambia tour. Tourism is however, one of the largest if
> not the largest employer and source to foreign currency earning when
> forming is dropping. Therefore tourism ministry and the co-operate
> organization responsible for the promotion of the sector should
> continued their effort to keep the tourism on track for the benefit of
> all Gambians. However, as one time hotel worker, I can feel for the
> seasonal workers and their off seasonal worries and problems ven at the
> time when seasonal savings can help others on the off seasonal
> period
--
There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see,
yet small enough to solve (Mike Leavitt)

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