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Tourism Product to be Highlighted at Olympics

By: , July 14, 2016

The Key Point:

Brand Jamaica is expected to be further bolstered through an ongoing initiative to promote the country’s tourism product, during the staging of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Tourism Product to be Highlighted at Olympics
Photo: Melroy Sterling
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), addresses journalists during the launch of ‘Jamaica House Rio’ at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on July 13. Also pictured is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. Jamaica House is a hospitality hub that will be set up during the staging of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to promote Jamaica’s tourism product.

The Facts

  • This will be done through ‘Jamaica House Rio’, a hospitality hub to be set up at Prado Jockey Club near the Olympic Stadium, where patrons from around the world will get the opportunity to watch the country’s athletes perform while enjoying authentic Jamaican hospitality.
  • The primary objective of Jamaica House is to infuse the Olympic setting with Jamaican culture and destination Jamaica, promoting the brand and driving people to visit and invest in Jamaica.

The Full Story

Brand Jamaica is expected to be further bolstered through an ongoing initiative to promote the country’s tourism product, during the staging of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

This will be done through ‘Jamaica House Rio’, a hospitality hub to be set up at Prado Jockey Club near the Olympic Stadium, where patrons from around the world will get the opportunity to watch the country’s athletes perform while enjoying authentic Jamaican hospitality.

According to Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, the idea is to not just showcase the best of Jamaica in global athletics, but to “show the best of Jamaica in terms of commerce and business and the offerings we have in the international commercial world”.

Speaking at the launch of the event at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on July 13, Mr. Bartlett said the initiative will provide a major opportunity to “drive more visitor arrivals, to drive greater revenue, and to create more jobs”.

“Our engagement in Rio is not just about entertainment, it’s not just about saying to the world, ‘here we are as a great athletic power’. It’s also saying to the world, ‘here we are as a country, as a destination, where you can invest, where you can enjoy relaxation, where you can have fun’,” he added.

The Minister said the Government recognises that the South American market, of which Brazil is a major part, “is the new frontier” in marketing opportunities for Jamaica. He noted that the time will, therefore, be used to also meet with tour operators and travel media, as well as air travel partners to boost visitor arrivals to the island.

“We will be using the opportunity there to leverage the presence of Jamaica at the Olympics to drive our marketing arrangements” he said.

He thanked all the partners and sponsors for putting the event together, “that will provide a new dimension to the appreciation of Jamaica, both as a destination of choice for tourists but also as the epicentre of global athletics.”

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who was also in attendance, endorsed the Jamaica Tourist Board’s initiative.

Now in its fifth staging, Jamaica House is an integrated marketing concept involving a public-private partnership with multiple agencies of Government and private Jamaican corporations.

The primary objective of Jamaica House is to infuse the Olympic setting with Jamaican culture and destination Jamaica, promoting the brand and driving people to visit and invest in Jamaica.

Jamaica House, which will be held from August 10 to 21, will also facilitate networking opportunities for local tourism partners and stakeholders with leaders in the international marketplace.

Last Updated: July 14, 2016

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