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  • 6 weeks ago
A billion dollars is needed for the total overhaul and revamp of the tourism sector in Tobago. This from President of the Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association Reginald Mac Lean as he made his budget request known to TV6 News. More in this report.
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00:00Tobago needs about a billion GT dollars to get what exists in Tobago from hotels to restaurants
00:07to all the tour operators to everybody to get everything back in operation properly
00:15to bring tourists back to our island and to increase.
00:19Now we know we're not going to get a billion dollars but we need money to try and get everything up.
00:24And we're not asking for free money. We're asking for things that will help us move tourism forward.
00:32Mr. McLean said a more reliable air bridge needs to be developed between Piarko and the A&R Robinson International Airport.
00:41Get the plant back and get all the rooms back. All the hotels need to spend money
00:45but until tourism gets back the way it needs to be, the banks are hesitant to give loans and all of that
00:51so the only place that could come through is central government.
00:55So we need that. The air bridge has to be fixed.
01:00The air bridge is a major problem, a major deterrent and it is not working.
01:05McLean said more direct international flights to Tobago are necessary
01:10and the new A&R Robinson International Airport terminal needs to be open as a matter of urgency.
01:18You can't leave the airport closed. The new airport terminal, that has to open 100%.
01:24So there's a lot to do and it'll take about a billion dollars to do it.
01:31He said government and the private sector must work hand in hand
01:35towards the revival of the Tobago tourism sector.
01:39Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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