{"id":35318,"date":"2023-09-20T04:22:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annsvg.com\/?p=35318"},"modified":"2023-09-20T04:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:24:05","slug":"svgs-tourism-industry-recovering-despite-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annsvg.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/20\/svgs-tourism-industry-recovering-despite-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"SVG\u2019s tourism industry recovering despite challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. Vincent and the Grenadines\u2019 Tourism Industry is recovering well despite challenges brought on by the 2021 La Soufriere eruption and COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>This has been seen in the tourist arrivals to the country, according to Minister of Tourism Carlos James.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u201cFor the period January to May, we have seen increased arrivals from our major source markets. 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