{"id":129294,"date":"2025-01-20T11:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T19:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=129294"},"modified":"2025-03-19T15:23:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T22:23:54","slug":"articles-on-guyana-proposal-for-jonestown-tours-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=129294","title":{"rendered":"Articles on Guyana proposal for Jonestown tours, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Video News Release<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4N1G_KpZ-H0\">GTA Launches 7 New Adventure Tours, Featuring Jonestown Memorial Tour, Jaguar River Safari and More<\/a>, Guyana Tourism Authority (2:55)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">11\/29\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/newsroom.gy\/2024\/11\/29\/jonestown-tour-jaguar-river-safari-among-several-new-tourism-adventures-launched\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYASoTMTM4MzQ2MzkwNDI3NDQ0NDkwNDIaNjk1MmY4NTg1NzFlMDkwMzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw3F4ZIAOrLNNDgLlLFBnmjy\">Jonestown\u00a0tour, Jaguar River safari among several new tourism adventures launched<\/a>, News Room Guyana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/01\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.stabroeknews.com\/2024\/12\/01\/news\/guyana\/tourism-authority-launches-jonestown-tour-among-others\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYBCoUMTQ1NzI1Mjk2OTI0MzU2NjE3OTgyGjY5NTJmODU4NTcxZTA5MDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AOvVaw06ecj-jXQvzop03XL1nsEO\">Tourism Authority launches\u00a0Jonestown\u00a0tour among others &#8211; Stabroek News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/04\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/nycaribnews.com\/guyana-tourist-tour-to-jonestown-site-of-mass-killings\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYACoUMTI2ODMzODQwNTg3ODE5MDkzMjQyGjY5NTJmODU4NTcxZTA5MDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AOvVaw1r3BWrQCNfktFXdq3Kd7hi\">Guyana \u2013 Tourist Tour to\u00a0Jonestown\u00a0Site of Mass Killings &#8211; NY Carib News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/07\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/guyana-jonestown-tourism-suicide-murder-999815cf150f8a0b04f32b009c6f5641\">More than 900 people died in Jonestown. Guyana wants to turn it into a tourist attraction<\/a>, by Bert Wilkinson and D\u00e1nica Coto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/09\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/travel\/news\/morbid-tourism-comes-for-jonestown-massacre-site\/ar-AA1vuhQJ&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYCCoTMjAyMDk2OTc2MjQ2MTU0ODg0MjIaNjk1MmY4NTg1NzFlMDkwMzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw393zyWZfoO3zA5WgYCV_hk\">Private company plans controversial tours of\u00a0Jonestown\u00a0massacre site &#8211; MSN<\/a>, by Katie Dowd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/10\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/12\/10\/site-notorious-murder-suicide-left-900-dead-set-become-tourist-attraction-22160827\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYAioTNzkzMTA3MjMwNTM2NzY4OTY4OTIaYzA5ZGRkZGZlYzhkYjFmNzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw2iy7YEBqAhle0FBLAPdPOT\">Site of notorious murder-suicide that left more than 900 dead set to become tourist attraction<\/a>, by Sarah Hooper, Metro UK<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.thetravel.com\/haunting-peoples-temple-jonestown-massacre-site-in-guyana-may-soon-be-a-tourist-attraction\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYAyoTNzkzMTA3MjMwNTM2NzY4OTY4OTIaYzA5ZGRkZGZlYzhkYjFmNzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw1rrikoaTQKJ0ZMgWQTUZQz\">Haunting, People&#8217;s Temple Jonestown Massacre Site in Guyana May Soon Be a Tourist Attraction<\/a>, by Margherita Marullo, the Travel<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/traveltomorrow.com\/guyana-considers-turning-jonestown-massacre-site-into-dark-tourism-destination\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYBCoTNzkzMTA3MjMwNTM2NzY4OTY4OTIaYzA5ZGRkZGZlYzhkYjFmNzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw0gj8JNPzcWXhfhVrw2Vh52\">Guyana considers turning Jonestown massacre site into \u201cdark tourism\u201d destination<\/a>, by Deborah O\u2019Donoghue, Travel Tomorrow<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/evrimagaci.org\/tpg\/guyana-proposes-jonestown-massacre-site-as-tourist-attraction-83480&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYBCoTNzQwOTM3MTQ3NDc2NDg4NDY3NjIaNjk1MmY4NTg1NzFlMDkwMzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw3rZHPlPkaHFO-i4bp-2SG-\">Guyana Proposes\u00a0Jonestown\u00a0Massacre Site As Tourist Attraction<\/a>, by Evrim A\u011fac\u0131, The Pinnacle Gazette<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/11\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.stabroeknews.com\/2024\/12\/11\/news\/guyana\/american-survivor-disagrees-with-tourist-plan-for-jonestown\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYBSoTMjgzMjczMzAzMDk1OTEwODQ5NDIaNjk1MmY4NTg1NzFlMDkwMzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw2A3Ltkc08KNfkOBsbdoPsF\">American survivor disagrees with tourist plan forJonestown- Stabroek News<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/jonestown-massacre-guyana-proposes-site-tourists-draws-concern-shooting-victim-former-congresswoman-jackie-speier\/15636858\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYACoTMjgzMjczMzAzMDk1OTEwODQ5NDIaNjk1MmY4NTg1NzFlMDkwMzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw113YogyLogfZa4YuynJhcG\">Guyana proposes site of 1978JonestownMassacre to tourism; draws concern from Jackie Speier<\/a>, by Monica Madden, ABC 7 News, San Francisco<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/travelnoire.com\/guyana-considers-jonestown-transformation&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYASoUMTcwMzQzNzc5Mzk4ODQ1MjU4MzUyGmMwOWRkZGRmZWM4ZGIxZjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AOvVaw2CysOVJWmFXwUBEWNw2rtl\">Guyana Considers Transforming Jonestown Into Tourist Attraction &#8211; Travel Noire<\/a>, by Faith Katunga<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/news\/what-is-dark-tourism-121124&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYBCoUMTcwMzQzNzc5Mzk4ODQ1MjU4MzUyGmMwOWRkZGRmZWM4ZGIxZjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AOvVaw0UIQyfpqOE62D-tO8RDZ0m\">What is dark tourism? &#8211; TimeOut<\/a>, by Liv Kelly<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/rollingout.com\/2024\/12\/11\/guyana-transforming-jonestown-site\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYBSoUMTcwMzQzNzc5Mzk4ODQ1MjU4MzUyGmMwOWRkZGRmZWM4ZGIxZjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AOvVaw0FVYkD5DHL8K15zFJ1NIGG\">Guyana weighs transforming Jonestown massacre site into cultural landmark &#8211; Rolling Out<\/a>, by Amari Apple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/12\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/more-than-900-people-died-1978-jonestown-massacre-now-guyana-wants-turn-site-tourist-attraction&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYASoUMTUwODA3MDI4MDU1NjYyOTUyNDYyGjY5NTJmODU4NTcxZTA5MDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AOvVaw0yNASImToIs9aGGS5KlF2z\">Guyana wants to turnJonestownmassacre site into tourist attraction despite objections<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/video\/1561153&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYAioUMTUwODA3MDI4MDU1NjYyOTUyNDYyGjY5NTJmODU4NTcxZTA5MDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AOvVaw3EtHYOZTmBCc9UWZLaYXug\">Guyana now considering turning the site of the\u00a0Jonestownmassacre into a tourist attraction<\/a>\u00a0 by Amber Lee, KTVU Fox 2, San Francisco<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/13074255\/jonestown-massacre-tourist-location-jim-jones-guyana\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYAyoUMTUwODA3MDI4MDU1NjYyOTUyNDYyGjY5NTJmODU4NTcxZTA5MDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AOvVaw2qUv7gN-DV0WJZ9mjoWpmU\">Grim plans to openJonestownmassacre site to TOURISTS where 900 drank poison<\/a>, by James Evenden, US Sun<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/headtopics.com\/uk\/grim-plans-to-open-jonestown-massacre-site-to-tourists-to-63284508&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYASoTNTIxNjgwMjIyMDE0MTI4Njc3MTIaYzA5ZGRkZGZlYzhkYjFmNzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw1i1QRK85FVHYOG5cGqsUYY\">Grim plans to open Jonestown massacre site to TOURISTS to gawp at abandoned &#8230; &#8211; Head Topics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/13\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/sfist.com\/2024\/12\/12\/tour-group-set-to-take-visitors-to-jonestown-site-in-january-jackie-speier-and-others-outraged\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYByoTNDkyMzMxNTQ0NTAzNTUxMjAzNjIaNjk1MmY4NTg1NzFlMDkwMzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw3GBJPaLAMiPYnElNIEZ7Kk\">Tour Group Set to Take Visitors toJonestownSite In January; Jackie Speier and Others Outraged<\/a>, by Jay Barmann, SFist<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/news\/jonestown-opening-tourists&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYCSoTNDkyMzMxNTQ0NTAzNTUxMjAzNjIaNjk1MmY4NTg1NzFlMDkwMzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw0eN1JX4Aktx6oOjKOtBKS9\">InfamousJonestownCult Site Opening to Tourists in 2025 &#8211; Men&#8217;s Journal<\/a>, by Chris Malone M\u00e9ndez<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/san.com\/cc\/site-of-1978-jonestown-massacre-in-guyana-to-become-tourist-attraction\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYAyoTNDkyMzMxNTQ0NTAzNTUxMjAzNjIaNjk1MmY4NTg1NzFlMDkwMzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw0uh1Ohb6PudvnPp_gNoWat\">Site of 1978Jonestownmassacre in Guyana to become tourist attraction<\/a>, by Karah Rucker, Straight Arrow News<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/jonestown-massacre-site-reopen-tourist-destination-guyana-rcna183953&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYACoTNDkyMzMxNTQ0NTAzNTUxMjAzNjIaNjk1MmY4NTg1NzFlMDkwMzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw0CGZ67wjASMFEGv8CpHNYP\">JonestownMassacre site to reopen as tourist destination in Guyana &#8211; NBC News<\/a>, by\u00a0Gabriella Rudyand\u00a0Guad Venegas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/14\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/lifestyle\/article\/from-true-crimes-to-terror-when-is-dark-tourism-too-dark\/\">From true crimes to terror: When is &#8216;dark tourism&#8217; too dark? &#8211; CTV News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/15\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/travel\/comment\/our-appetite-for-dark-tourism-may-have-finally-gone-too-far\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYAyoTOTQ2NjMxOTYxMTE2NzgyNDAwNjIaNjk1MmY4NTg1NzFlMDkwMzpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AOvVaw0avcwagfhN05jO4DjMkTn1\">Inviting tourists to gawp at the site of theJonestownmassacre is abhorrent &#8211; The Telegraph<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/19\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/travel\/2024\/12\/18\/jonestown-massacre-tours-guyana\/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYACoUMTYxMzA0OTk3NzE0NjM5NjE0NjkyGjY5NTJmODU4NTcxZTA5MDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AOvVaw0AAwsqe-wTqNnwtvWMGxvt\">Jim Jones led 900 followers to their deaths. A new tour revisits the history. &#8211; Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=https:\/\/www.tripzilla.com\/jonestown-reopening\/156382&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYAioUMTYxMzA0OTk3NzE0NjM5NjE0NjkyGjY5NTJmODU4NTcxZTA5MDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Gme6_oTg1ZA9Ya3ZoQMlJ\">JonestownReopens: Reflecting on Tragedy Through Dark Tourism &#8211; TripZilla<\/a>, by Khaizuran Rashid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/28\/24<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/society\/article\/wars-get-people-interested-the-rise-of-dark-tourism-9fk60xl59\">\u2018Wars get people interested\u2019: the rise of dark tourism<\/a>, by Shayma Bakht, <em>The Times of London<\/em><\/li>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1\/27\/25<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stabroeknews.com\/2025\/01\/27\/news\/guyana\/inaugural-jonestown-tour-successful-wanderlust-adventures\/\">Inaugural Jonestown tour successful \u2013 Wanderlust Adventures<\/a>, <em>Staebrock News<\/em><\/li>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Video Coverage<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pQvRXnsxxOI\">Guyana to open Jonestown massacre site as tourist destination<\/a> (2:47)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qrwzluq76SQ\">Why Some People Want to Turn Site of Jonestown Massacre into Tourist Attraction<\/a> (10 News First, 01:36)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GDmk6iBfSac\">Guyana Considers Making Jonestown a Tourist Attraction<\/a> (8:59)<\/li>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video News Release GTA Launches 7 New Adventure Tours, Featuring Jonestown Memorial Tour, Jaguar River Safari and More, Guyana Tourism Authority (2:55) 11\/29\/24 Jonestown\u00a0tour, Jaguar River safari among several new tourism adventures launched, News Room Guyana 12\/01\/24 Tourism Authority launches\u00a0Jonestown\u00a0tour among others &#8211; Stabroek News 12\/04\/24 Guyana \u2013 Tourist Tour to\u00a0Jonestown\u00a0Site of Mass Killings &#8211; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":129289,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-129294","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=129294"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129753,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129294\/revisions\/129753"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=129294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}