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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, with his Global Award at the ITB in Berlin Trade Show.

Tourism Minister Wins Global Award

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, fresh from receiving his accolade as the Caribbean’s Tourism Minister of the Year for 2017, has been named Tourism Minister of the Year Worldwide. Mr. Bartlett received the award on March 8 at the ITB...

Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company Limited, Dr. Andrew Spencer, (front row, third left), and Chairperson for the Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA) Committee, Dr. Carrole Guntley, (front row, third right), pose with the 2017 TSEA semi-finalists for the Individual category, during the recent announcement of the entrants at the Marriott Courtyard Hotel in Kingston.

Minister Bartlett Underscores the Importance of Tourism Service Excellence

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), makes a point to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Jennifer Griffiths (left), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on February 24, where he was conferred with the 2017 Caribbean Tourism Minister of the Year award by Caribbean Journal. Others (from left) are Senior Advisor at the Ministry, Dr. Lloyd Waller, and Director of Tourism, Donovan White.

Jamaica to Host Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), accepts the 2017 Caribbean Tourism Minister of the Year award from Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Caribbean Journal, Alexander Britell (left), and Vice President and Managing Editor of the Journal, Guy Britton, at a reception held at the Terra Nova Hotel, in St. Andrew on February 24.

Jamaica Records Increased Visitor Arrivals for the First Two Months of 2018

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

Tourism Minister Says Companies that Invest in Workers Will Reap Rewards

8 years ago Tourism

US $110 Million Oyster Bay Hotel to Open June 1

The Excellence Group Luxury Hotels & Resorts will on June 1, become the newest member of the country’s growing fleet of luxury brands with the opening of its US$110 million hotel in Oyster Bay, Trelawny. Ground was broken for the 315-room property last March. With the opening, Excellence Group will join Royalton Resorts, owners of Royalton White Sands and Blue...

Head of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, provides details about the staging of the Tourism Linkages Speed Networking Event slated for March 15 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

8 years ago Tourism

New Services Added to Tourism Linkages Speed Networking

New services have been added at this year’s ‘Tourism Linkages Speed Networking Event’, slated for March 15 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. These are insurance, security, tour operation and architectural services. Head of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, told JIS News that the aim is to diversify the businesses participating, by having more service-oriented organisations present. She...

8 years ago Tourism

450,000 Visitors Expected from Canada this Year

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says projections are for 450,000 visitors out of Canada this year, continuing the strong growth in tourist arrivals out of the North American country over the last few years. He said there were 405,000 visitors from Canada last year up from 370,000 in 2016, reflecting a nine per cent increase. “So, they broke the...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), in discussion with Chairman of Carnival Corporation, Micky Arison (left), in Miami on January 26. Mr. Bartlett handed over the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and Ministry of Tourism (Jamaica) ‘Global Legend of the Caribbean Award’ to Mr. Arison at Carnival’s headquarters. Others (from third left) are Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation, Arnold Donald; Advisor/Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright; and Senior Vice President of Global Port and Destination Development, Giora Israel.

8 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Says Cruise Shipping Poised for Further Growth

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s cruise shipping is poised for even further growth, following commitments and “glowing reviews” from the major cruise lines. Mr. Bartlett, who is currently attending the Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Puerto Rico, said a recent trip to Carnival Corporation’s headquarters in Miami resulted in one of “the biggest cruise endorsements” Jamaica has received...

8 years ago Tourism

State of Public Emergency Not Affecting Visitor Arrivals

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the current State of Public Emergency in St. James is not affecting visitor arrivals to the country. Speaking at the Prime Minister’s quarterly press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (January 24), the Minister said he and his team are continuing to aggressively market the country as an ideal destination, despite the ongoing...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left); Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon Fayval Williams (third right); and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right); join executives of Campari Group and J. Wray & Nephew Limited at a rum tasting during the opening of the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Tour in St. Elizabeth on January 18. From left are Chairman of the J. Wray & Nephew Limited and J. Wray & Nephew Foundation, Clement Lawrence; Chairman of the Campari Group, Luca Garavoglia; and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Campari Group, Bob Kunze-Concewitz.

8 years ago Tourism

South Coast Tourism on the Move

South coast tourism, considered a distant second to the north coast in terms of visitor arrivals, is poised for a boom in 2018. The region, known for its breathtaking waterfalls, rivers, beaches and mineral baths; charming hotels and guest houses; and delightful eating spots, has benefited from major investment projects, which will bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), enjoys a cup of coffee with wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre); and Vice President of the Cottage Farmers Group of East Rural St. Andrew, Mervin Hibbert (left), at the press launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on January 23.

8 years ago AgricultureTourism

Programme to Bring Farmers Closer to Tourism

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says an entrepreneurial training and coaching programme to assist local farmers to better understand the tourism industry, will be introduced in the first quarter of this year. The programme will enable the farmers to tailor their production, distribution and logistics to match the requirements of businesses in the hotel and tourism sector. “It is really...