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Diversification Key to Further Boosting Tourism

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says product diversification by industry stakeholders is pivotal to further boosting Jamaica’s global competitiveness, and successfully tapping into new markets. He told JIS News in a recent interview that international travellers are becoming increasingly demanding...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the official opening of the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 27.

Prime Minister Hails Mobay’s S Hotel as the ‘Dawn Of A New Era’

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks on special needs tourism at a recent JIS ’Think Tank’.

Hoteliers Encouraged to Tap Into Special Needs Sector

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Tourism Sector Fully on Board with Plastic Ban

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, highlights deliverables to be undertaken by the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre over the next six months, at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.

Key Global Tourism Resilience Centre Targets Shortlisted

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), speaking during a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (Jan. 16). Listening are Tourism Director, Donovan White (centre); and Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Chief Marketing Officer, Matt Cooper.

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Hundreds Expected for 37th Caribbean Travel Marketplace Expo in Mobay

Hundreds of local and regional tourism stakeholders will converge at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from January 29 to 31 for 37th Caribbean Travel Marketplace expo. Stakeholders expected to attend the three-day event include: hotel and destination representatives; wholesalers and tour operators; online travel agencies; Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) planners; and members of the media. The expo aims...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), speaks at a press conference at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry on January 16. With the Minister are (from fourth left) Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith; Director of Tourism, Donovan Whyte; Chief Marketing Officer of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourist Association, Matt Cooper; Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board, John Lynch; and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, David Dobson.

7 years ago Tourism

OAS Commits US$500,000 to Build Resilience of Caribbean SMTEs

The Organization of American States (OAS) has committed a total of US$500,000 to build the resilience of Caribbean small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs) to disasters. The project, which is being executed over two years, is funded by the United States Department of State and managed by the OAS Secretariat for Integral Development. Its overarching aim is to reduce the...

7 years ago Tourism

OAS Commits US$500,000 to Build Resilience of Caribbean SMTEs

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, provides details about the establishment of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. The centre, which is the first of its kind, will be housed at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, and tasked with creating, producing and generating toolkits, guidelines and policies to handle the recovery process following a disaster.

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Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre to Be Opened Soon

The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre is be opened soon at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus. It is aimed at assessing, forecasting, mitigating and managing risks related to tourism resilience, caused by various disruptive factors. These disruptions may include climate change and natural disasters, cybercrime, cybersecurity, pandemics, terrorism, war, population and the changing funding models....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, gives details about the Global Conference on ‘Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises (SMTEs)’, to be held on Tuesday, January 29, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. He was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (January 15).

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Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises Take the Spotlight at Global Conference Jan. 29

The Government and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will be hosting the Global Conference on ‘Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises (SMTEs)’ at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Tuesday, January 29. The conference seeks to develop the capacity of the SMTEs to deliver on the demand of the sector and generate...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), addresses a press briefing held at the New Kingston offices of the Tourism Ministry on Tuesday (January 8). Also pictured is International tourism security expert, Dr. Peter Tarlow.

7 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Welcomed 4.31 Million Visitors in 2018

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is reporting that Jamaica welcomed a record 4.31 million visitors in 2018. “This represents the second year in a row that Jamaica has had more than 4.3 million visitors in a single year,” he said at a press briefing held at his New Kingston offices on Tuesday (January 8). He noted that the country...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), highlights a point while addressing a press briefing held at the New Kingston offices of the Tourism Ministry on Tuesday (January 8). He is flanked by (from left) International tourism security expert, Dr. Peter Tarlow; and Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer.

7 years ago Tourism

Second Phase of Audit for Hotels and Attractions to be Completed by June

The second phase of the island-wide security audit of hotels and attractions being undertaken by the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), is to be completed by June this year. This was disclosed by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who informed that 16 properties located in Negril, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios have been audited to date. Mr. Bartlett...