Taiwan ICDF, Ministry of Tourism host workshop

On April 29, Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, held a “Taiwan Experience on Tourism Workshop” at the NIS Training Room.{{more}} The Minister of Tourism, Glen Beache, Permanent Secretary Laverne Grant and about 30 key tourism stakeholders attended, such as the SVG Tourism Authority, Taxi Drivers Association, SVG Hotel & Tourism Association and SVG Invest.

On behalf of TaiwanICDF, Chin-Yu Lee, Chief of Taiwan Technical Mission, delivered the opening remarks and stated that tourism has become a ‘non-pollution’ industry in Taiwan and plays a vital role in Taiwan’s economic development.

Minister Beache recalled his visits to Taiwan. He was impressed by the different Made-in-Taiwan products and Taiwan’s efforts in the maintenance of tourism sites. He strongly believes that Taiwan’s valuable experience on Tourism will be a very useful example or practice for SVG tourism development.

Two SVG Tourism officers, Faylene Scrubb and Ezekiel Barrow, were invited to share their Taiwan experiences because they attended the workshops on Tourism held by the TaiwanICDF in the past few years.

The workshop was organized by Taiwanese Volunteer, Henry Lai, who was dispatched by TaiwanICDF and has worked with the Ministry of Tourism since 2008.