The Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) has officially launched its Licensing Expo 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to improve ease of doing business for tourism stakeholders and other entrepreneurs across the island. The event was held at the Jamaica Palace Hotel in Port Antonio, Portland, on Tuesday (May 12). Held under the theme, ‘Tourism Rebound & Rebuild’, the...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that arrangements will be fine-tuned over the next few weeks to begin strong tourism marketing in India. Jamaica is actively targeting India as part of a diversification strategy to boost visitor arrivals. “We want to bring in a segment of that 90-million outbound tourism that India offers today,” Minister Bartlett said. He was addressing...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is urging a deeper and more meaningful integration of Jamaicans into the tourism industry, emphasising that the sector must deliver broader benefits to citizens and local institutions. He made the call while delivering the featured address at the launch of the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) Research Support Fund at The University of the...

Local manufacturers and artisans are being invited to apply for participation in the 12th staging of the highly anticipated ‘Christmas in July’ trade show, set for July 9 and 10 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston. Interested persons are being asked to submit their applications via the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) website at https://tef.gov.jm/cij/. Describing the event as...

Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, is encouraging local suppliers to register for the upcoming Speed Networking event, ahead of the May 1 deadline. The event, a key platform for fostering partnerships between local producers and tourism entities, facilitates a series of pre-scheduled 15-minute meetings between suppliers and decision-makers such as owners, general managers and chief executive officers. The annual...

The Government is prioritising aviation as a key driver of tourism growth. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, announced plans to expand the air transport infrastructure and strengthen connectivity across Jamaica as part of the broader Tourism 3.0 strategy. He outlined the approach while addressing stakeholders in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (April 24), during the second day of the...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced that the Government has embarked on a transformative initiative to reshape Jamaica’s tourism sector under a new framework he has termed - ‘Tourism 3.0’. He explained that this new shift is designed to modernise the way the industry operates, making it more efficient, inclusive, and accessible to a wider range of investors and...