One of the smallest West African countries, The Gambia is becoming more popular among tourists due to her hospitality and safety enjoying by not only the citizen but the tourists and visitors to the country as well. It is heaven on earth to tourists especially those that have visited the country more than one time. Ton Van Hinte and his spouse, Jose, both Dutch, who has some years of experience in the country on their various visit noted that Gambia is one of the safest country in West Africa for tourists to visit.

Mr Ton Van Hinte commended the Gambia government for the rapid development in the country, adding that the role of the Department of State for Tourism and Culture and the Gambia Tourism Authority is very significant. Ton Van pointed out that some tourists in the country that he had met are of the opinion of having their personal houses in the Gambia where they will like to live and spend the rest of their life. He told Tourisphere that he has traveled to different countries across the globe to look for a better country to live "but I choose Gambia as my abode of destiny where I will spend the rest of my life."

The Dutch man advised some foreign investors to come and invest in this safe and reliable country. He added that "within the next five years under the leadership of the visionary leader, President Yahaya Jammeh, The Gambia will become a developed country no doubt about that," he stressed. It is not only Gambians who recognizes his developmental aspiration, but the entire tourists visiting the country.

In his love for the country, Ton Van Hinte with some other nationals has formed an association called Winkle Club, with the aim of raising fund for emergency problems like fire outbreak, flood, among other things.