With Guam’s tourism recovery still lagging, talk at the Mayors Council of Guam Thursday turned to how supporting village upkeep, or lack of it, impacts the visitor experience.
Discussion ranged from historic sites and selfie-promoting village signs to uncut grass, trash, crime and homelessness.
A report from tourism industry insiders released in October flagged a “tourism crisis” with visitor arrivals still less than half of what they were pre-pandemic.
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero made a rare visit to the Guam Visitors Bureau late last month asking for a plan to address the slow tourism recovery, and…