{"id":5330,"date":"2024-01-16T11:54:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T11:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitthegambia.com\/?page_id=5330"},"modified":"2024-04-05T10:56:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T10:56:09","slug":"investment-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitthegambia.com\/?page_id=5330","title":{"rendered":"Investment Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5330\" class=\"elementor elementor-5330\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-119103d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"119103d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fe9ee4\" data-id=\"0fe9ee4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f25f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6f25f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-right\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Renowned as the \u2018Smiling Coast of Africa\u2019 and the Gateway to West Africa, The Gambia remains an attractive tourism destination given our unique geographical position and strategic location combined with our proximity to Europe and English as our official language.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The country is endowed with numerous investment opportunities in the tourism value chain. With the unprecedented increase in tourism arrival numbers over the years coupled with the robust government strategy to boost tourism and increase arrivals to half a million by the year 2020. This aspiration provides investment opportunities for further enhancement of the tourism product suite along with new investment opportunities in:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">maritime infrastructure \u2013 notably marinas<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">development of new 4 star and 5 star hotels<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">upgrading of budget hotels to 3 star and 4 star hotels<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">eco-tourism<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">recreational parks<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">integrated resorts<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">community, culture and heritage tourism<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">river cruise excursions<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">eco-village and community based tourism<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">bike trails<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">bird watching and recreational fishing<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">golfing<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the untapped potential in the tourism industry, there is urgent need for further strengthening of the industry with investments in the value chain. The Government of the Gambia, through the Gambia Investment &amp; Export Promotion Agency, has a number of incentives to encourage and facilitate investments in the tourism industry, including tax breaks and allocation of land for investment under a lease scheme. To learn more about these incentives, please visit <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giepa.gm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GiEPA<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55bd0a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55bd0a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f322a5\" data-id=\"2f322a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c878ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c878ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investment Opportunities Renowned as the \u2018Smiling Coast of Africa\u2019 and the Gateway to West Africa, The Gambia remains an attractive tourism destination given our unique geographical position and strategic location combined with our proximity to Europe and English as our official language. 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