Grenada Launches National Home Stay Program to Accommodate Cricket World Cup Visitors

In April 2007 Grenada will be one of the nine Caribbean venues proudly hosting the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.

Grenada’s national Stadium is being completely renovated for the games to be held from April 10^th to 20^th, and the entire country is preparing to offer the best Grenadian hospitality to the cricketing guests during this period.

The Grenada Board of Tourism (GBT) has launched a National Home Stay Program, aimed at increasing the number of quality rooms available to accommodate the anticipated influx of visitors to Grenada during the period of Cricket World Cup 2007.

The GBT invites Grenadian nationals and citizens who live abroad and own homes or rooms in Grenada, to participate in this programme by placing their rooms for rental on to a national registry which would be posted on GBT’s website.

The General Public is advised that the Grenada Government will support this program by providing duty and tax concessions on building materials, equipment, fixtures and furnishings to persons who wish to expand or improve their current dwellings for that program. This covers homes that are between one and nine rooms.

Successful applicants would be required to provide a high level of safety, comfort, cleanliness, and hospitality to all guests. Inspections will therefore be held on an annual basis to maintain prescribed standards.

Rooms that would be registered on GBT’s website can be kept on the National Home Stay Registry for rental beyond World Cup at the request of Host Home operators.

Further information can be obtained from GBT’s website at www.grenadagrenadines.com or by contacting the Office by phone 473 440-2279; by fax 473 440-6637; or by email gbt@caribsurf.com