George Town, Grand Cayman, Thursday 10 September 2020: The Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure is pleased to announce its first virtual festival – Experience Cayman – launching this October with a schedule of online experiences centred  around shopping, eating, staying and playing on-island, all designed to inspire Cayman Islands residents to support local and Experience Cayman.

“With many
local businesses working
to rebuild after closing for months and others not
able to operate to
their full potential until international borders reopen, it has never
been more important to support local
and Experience Cayman,”
says Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure
Minister Hon. Joey Hew. “Experience Cayman is firstly a hub of
online experiences and resources for people to find new ways to
experience our islands and discover new small businesses and
artisans, and secondly a rally cry for residents to help support and
propel economic recovery in our country’s time of need.”

The
festival will have eight virtual arenas, covering
Heritage and Culture,
Food and Beverage, Kids’ Activities, Wellness,
Arts and Music, Retail, Domestic Tourism and Hospitality
for people to browse and partake in unique online experiences from
some of the Cayman Islands’ most interesting businessowners,
creators, thought leaders and personalities, as well as an online
Marketplace showcasing all participating businesses.

To
champion the
campaign’s important message, encourage
local consumers to spend their dollars locally and experience all our
islands have to offer, the Ministry has launched an open call
inviting businesses
and entrepreneurs across Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and
Little Cayman to sign-up
to be
a part of the Experience Cayman virtual festival.
Participation is free of charge and includes a broad spectrum of
promotional
support from Experience Cayman for the duration of the
festival period.   

“We
are encouraging people to participate in Experience Cayman by:
submitting a piece of content that showcases their
service, product or attraction for the
domestic market; submitting details on their upcoming events or
initiatives to be promoted through Experience Cayman platforms; or
register their interest to be included in a select line-up of
Experience Cayman-produced festival content,” explains Colin
Lumsden, the Ministry’s George Town Manager & Revitalization
Initiative Coordinator.

The free virtual festival is set to launch in October and will run for eight weeks. To learn more about Experience Cayman or to sign-up to participate in the campaign, visit www.experiencecayman.ky or follow Experience Cayman on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ExperienceCayman) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/experience_cayman/).  

About
Experience Cayman

Experience
Cayman is an eight-week virtual festival hosted by the Ministry of
Commerce, Planning & Infrastructure, featuring an ongoing online
schedule of passionate people showcasing the best things to do, see,
eat and drink in the Cayman Islands. Explore our virtual festival
areas and find inspiration from the amazing performances, virtual
tours, how-to tutorials and discussions from local businesses and
personalities that help to make the Cayman Islands so special.

The
Experience Cayman virtual festival is completely free, but we
encourage you to support our participating local vendors by shopping
and dining with them or trying out one of their incredible offerings,
services or excursions. Find out more at www.experiencecayman.ky.