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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the official opening of the S Hotel on January 26 in Montego Bay, St. James.

Opening of EP Hotel an Economic Boost for Mobay – Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the opening of the S Hotel has created an economic boost for Montego Bay. He said that beyond the jobs generated, there is spin-off for manufacturing and other sectors from the use of...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 2nd Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth: SMTEs at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, on January 29.

Small and Medium Stakeholders Key to Tourism’s Sustainability – Minister Bartlett

Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the 26th World Travel Awards (WTA) Caribbean and North America Gala Ceremony at Sandals Montego Bay on Monday, January 28.

Regional Collaboration Encouraged To Boost Tourism

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

Diversification Key to Further Boosting Tourism

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’.

7 years ago Tourism

Hoteliers Encouraged to Tap Into Special Needs Sector

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is encouraging hoteliers to tap into the niche market of special needs tourism and provide services to members of the disabled community. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, the Minister said that some of the small hotels that are not competitive in the landscape could very well morph into specific areas for special...

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

7 years ago Tourism

Tourism Sector Fully on Board with Plastic Ban

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the tourism sector should achieve full compliance with the ban on single-use plastics by the end of this fiscal year (March 31). Mr. Bartlett was speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston. He described the move by the Government to ban some single-use plastics as seminal,...

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.

7 years ago Tourism

Key Global Tourism Resilience Centre Targets Shortlisted

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says several key targets have been shortlisted for delivery by the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre over the next six months. These, he said, are: publication of an academic journal on resilience and global disruptions; drafting of a blueprint for resilience; creation of a resilience barometer; and establishment of an Academic Chair for...

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.

7 years ago Tourism

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....