The General Manager of the National Tourist Board (NTB) Cecil Williams has disclosed that over six hundred (600) new rooms have been added to the stock of two thousand five hundred (2,500) hotels and guest house rooms across various classes in the country during 2011.
Mr Williams disclosed that the “significant interest” which “continues to be manifested in the industry especially by Sierra Leoneans” is demonstrated by “the investment in newly constructed and refurbished hotels and guesthouses country wide.”
Also the NTB General Manager disclosed that in 2011 “approximately 400 seats of restaurant facilities were provided country wide.”
Mr Williams attributed “these significant improved performances” to the “conducive climate for doing business in Sierra Leone” which has encouraged investment in the tourism sector.
He pointed out that “Government supports the tourism industry through the provision of Aids and Incentives as provided through the provisions in The Development of Tourism Act 1990 and the New Finance Act 2011.”
The NTB General Manager noted that “This improved performance is a reflection of the increased confidence of the International Community in the country’s stability and on Government policies in the socio economic development of the country.”
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