Guam Legislature adopts resolution recognizing May 2026 as Tourism Month
May 15, 2026 | General Government Operations and Appropriations , Legislative, Guam, International
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The Guam Legislature on May 4, 2026, adopted Resolution No. 178‑30 ACR recognizing May as Tourism Month and commending the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) for its role in promoting and rebuilding the island’s visitor industry. The resolution was introduced and presented by Sen. Chris Duenas.
The resolution traces Guam’s tourism history — noting early promotional work in the 1950s, the creation of the Guam Visitors Bureau in 1970, and visitation milestones including 1,000,000 visitors in 1994 and 1,666,665 arrivals in 2019. It says the COVID‑19 pandemic caused a sharp decline in arrivals and singled out vulnerabilities including market concentration and limited air connectivity.
Citing figures included in the resolution, the legislature recorded that visitors generated roughly $1.1 billion in direct spending in 2024 and about $1.4 billion in total economic impact, and that the tourism industry supported approximately 14,400 jobs — about 17% of jobs on Guam. The resolution directs that certified copies be sent to the Guam Visitors Bureau, the Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association, the Guam Tourist and Travel Association, and Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero.
GVB leadership thanked the Legislature and stressed community involvement in recovery. The GVB president (introduced at the meeting as President Lee) said the island’s frontline hospitality and visitor‑facing workers sustain the visitor experience and urged “a whole‑of‑island” approach to supporting tourism. Cliff Guzman, introduced as a GVB board member and director, said, “It’s not a legislature thing, administration thing, and not a GVB thing. It’s a Guam thing,” and thanked staff and partners for their efforts to restore air service and visitor confidence.
Sen. Duenas framed the resolution as both recognition of the industry’s history and an endorsement of ongoing recovery efforts; the meeting record notes the resolution was duly adopted and will be transmitted to the named organizations. The session included the ceremonial presentation of the resolution and brief remarks by GVB officials. No roll‑call vote or tally was recorded in the transcript.
Next steps: certified copies of the adopted resolution are to be transmitted to the organizations named in the resolution text, and GVB leaders continue outreach and partnership efforts to support tourism recovery on the island.
The resolution traces Guam’s tourism history — noting early promotional work in the 1950s, the creation of the Guam Visitors Bureau in 1970, and visitation milestones including 1,000,000 visitors in 1994 and 1,666,665 arrivals in 2019. It says the COVID‑19 pandemic caused a sharp decline in arrivals and singled out vulnerabilities including market concentration and limited air connectivity.
Citing figures included in the resolution, the legislature recorded that visitors generated roughly $1.1 billion in direct spending in 2024 and about $1.4 billion in total economic impact, and that the tourism industry supported approximately 14,400 jobs — about 17% of jobs on Guam. The resolution directs that certified copies be sent to the Guam Visitors Bureau, the Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association, the Guam Tourist and Travel Association, and Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero.
GVB leadership thanked the Legislature and stressed community involvement in recovery. The GVB president (introduced at the meeting as President Lee) said the island’s frontline hospitality and visitor‑facing workers sustain the visitor experience and urged “a whole‑of‑island” approach to supporting tourism. Cliff Guzman, introduced as a GVB board member and director, said, “It’s not a legislature thing, administration thing, and not a GVB thing. It’s a Guam thing,” and thanked staff and partners for their efforts to restore air service and visitor confidence.
Sen. Duenas framed the resolution as both recognition of the industry’s history and an endorsement of ongoing recovery efforts; the meeting record notes the resolution was duly adopted and will be transmitted to the named organizations. The session included the ceremonial presentation of the resolution and brief remarks by GVB officials. No roll‑call vote or tally was recorded in the transcript.
Next steps: certified copies of the adopted resolution are to be transmitted to the organizations named in the resolution text, and GVB leaders continue outreach and partnership efforts to support tourism recovery on the island.
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