Kalinago Marketing Tools & Home Stay Programme

Roseau, Dominica – November 24, 2011...In an effort to improve the marketability of the Carib Territory, a major component of Dominica’s tourism product, Discover Dominica Authority in collaboration with the Kalinago community have upgraded and expanded a Kalinago website (www.kalinagoterritory.com), produced a brochure which includes all the sites and attractions of the Territory as well as its history/culture and developed a Kalinago Home Stay Programme.

The Host Homes will be private, owner occupied residencies which will provide simple accommodation for a modest fee to be arranged by the Coordinator of the programme, the Manager of the Kalinago Barana Autê. Hosts will be residents of the Kalinago Territory who enjoy meeting people and are willing and prepared to share their culture with others. The home stay programme is designed to provide visitors with an opportunity to experience the rich and unique heritage of Dominica’s first settlers, the Kalinago People while at the same time, provide greater opportunities for the residents of the community to benefit from the tourism sector.

The Discover Dominica Authority in collaboration with the Kalinago Barana Autê of the Ministry of Tourism and Legal Affairs will launch the promotional material and the home stay programme on Friday, November 25, 2011 from 2:30pm at the Kalinago Barana Aute, Salybia. To mark the occasion, the Kalinago Chief, the Kalinago Council, Parliamentary Representative for the constituency, the Local Government Department, Kalinago home stay providers and other Kalinago stakeholders will be present at the event. The brochure and website will be showcased and the Karina Cultural Group will celebrate the event with a performance.    

 For more information on Dominica, contact the Discover Dominica Authority at 767- 4482045 or visit Dominica’s official website: www.discoverdominica.com.