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IMMEDIATE RELEASE : OPINION Tydingco: "Tourism Roadmap to Recovery: Bridging Tourism with Talent,”
Pacific Daily News: November 19, 2025
On Dec. 2, the Guam Travel and Tourism Association, GTTA, in partnership with Guam Community College’s Hospitality and Tourism Department, will convene one of the most important conversations of our time: how to rebuild, reimagine, and reinvigorate Guam’s tourism industry.
It will be held at SandCastle in Tumon.
Our upcoming forum, “Tourism Roadmap to Recovery: Bridging Tourism with Talent,” brings together government leaders, industry partners, and most importantly, the next generation of island hospitality professionals.
As Guam continues its journey toward full tourism recovery, collaboration continues to be key. This forum represents a united effort across both the public and private sectors to chart a resilient, inclusive path forward.
We are honored to welcome Gov. Lou A. Leon Guerrero and Speaker Frank Blas Jr., who will provide opening perspectives on the state of our island’s economy and the role tourism will play in shaping our future.
A key highlight of the forum will be updates from the Guam Visitors Bureau and the A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, two agencies at the forefront of restoring air connectivity, improving visitor experience, and rebuilding demand across our core markets. Their insights will help our industry understand where we stand today—and what opportunities lie ahead.
(more...（https://guamtraveltourism.org/news-release.html）)
Tourism group GTTA plans seed funding to beef up Japanese arrivals, urges GEDA to lead tourism industry vision
Pacific Daily News: May 27, 2024
The Guam Economic Development Authority has reached out to local tourism industry group Guam Travel and Tourism Association for ideas to help jump-start flagging Japanese tourist arrivals, and GTTA said it would help raise millions of dollars as seed money for a private and public partnership.
Guam now ranks at the very bottom of a recent Japan Travel Bureau research department report on the market share of 50 international destinations favored by Japanese tourists, GTTA officials said. (more...（https://www.guampdn.com/news/tourism-group-gtta-plans-seed-funding-to-beef-up-japanese-arrivals-urges-geda-to-lead/article_50a7ab72-1bdd-11ef-a87c-13a899973769.html）)
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Guam Travel & Tourism Association shares purpose, mission & vision
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Businesses call for LEAP 2 amid 'rapidly rising costs,' slow tourism
Pacific Daily News: October 11, 2022
Amid optimism about a tourism comeback, many of Guam’s businesses are still struggling to stay open and keep their workers employed while also facing significantly higher costs of power and shipping.
They seek more government help, specifically by launching a second round of the Local Employers Assistance Program, or LEAP 2.
‘Difficult time’ “In my personal view, this is the most difficult time we have experienced during the last 30 months since the pandemic began. We are seeing rapidly rising costs all over the island,” said Richard Hart, president and chief executive officer at Apple Pacific Restaurant Group, which operates Olive Garden, Applebee’s, IHOP, Pieology Pizzeria and LongHorn Steakhouse. (more（https://www.guampdn.com/news/businesses-call-for-leap-2-amid-rapidly-rising-costs-slow-tourism/article_3954fdea-485c-11ed-beda-d35f7a6801db.html）).
Tourism organizations gear up for industry, gubernatorial forums
Pacific Daily News: October 6, 2022
The economy and the return of the visitor industry will be key topics of discussion for the month of October as local tourism organizations, the Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association and the Guam Travel & Tourism Association, team up to host two events in the coming days.
Tourism forum Key industry leaders and officials from the University of Guam will be sharing important visitor industry information and announcing results from the latest economic survey regarding the conditions of the local business market during the upcoming 2022 Tourism Forum. (more（https://www.guampdn.com/news/tourism-organizations-gear-up-for-industry-gubernatorial-forums/article_55e2a59a-4454-11ed-9335-2f302172f62b.html）).
Guam businesses discuss challenges of restarting tourism
AGADIR-GROUP: June 11, 2022 The most common complaint from South Korean tourists who recently visited the island: “Guam was not the same as before,” said Jin-Ju Lee, a regional planning leader for Korean travel company HanaTour.
“There were no shuttles running, restaurants to go to or no place to shop,” Lee said during a tourism recovery forum Tuesday morning at the Hyatt Regency Guam.
The “Get Guam Going” forum is the first large event organized by the new Guam Travel & Tourism Association, whose purpose is to provide information and advocacy for Guam small businesses. (more（https://agadir-group.com/guam-businesses-discuss-challenges-of-restarting-tourism-money/）)
Guam Tourism is Expected to Make a “Very Slow” Comeback
Pacific News Center: June 8, 2022 As Guam reopens to the world, tourism is expected to make a comeback, but at a “very slow” rate.
Yesterday the Guam Travel and Tourism Association hosted its first Forum at the Hyatt Regency Guam Hotel.