Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Asia has now emerged as a big tourism market and Jamaica has been making good inroads in that region. The Minister, who is currently on a visit to Africa and Asia, also noted that a new report by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) shows that Travel & Tourism generated 1 in...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce, Gloria Henry, says her organisation is not averse to the Government’s policy shift to move the resources of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) into the consolidated fund. Ms. Henry, who was addressing a chamber luncheon at the Montego Bay Convention Centre recently, said the entity will be keeping a close eye on...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the $1 billion renovation of the Appleton Estate Rum Tour in Siloah, St. Elizabeth, will be a “game changer” for tourism along the south coast. He noted that the region, which has been lagging behind the north coast in terms of both offerings and arrivals, will be significantly boosted by a world-class attraction....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett will be among a list of influential speakers at the World Travel and Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 17th Global Summit in Bangkok, Thailand on April 27. The impressive line-up also includes: former British Prime Minister, David Cameron; United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Taleb Rifai; United States Travel Association President and Chief Executive...

Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, says Chukka Caribbean Adventures’ US$4 million investment in the upgrading of its Good Hope property in Falmouth, Trelawny will provide a major boost for cruise shipping and the entire tourism sector. “The Chukka Good Hope property is the kind of facility that will certainly be a pull factor in bringing more visitors to the island,”...

Vice President of Strategic and Commercial Port Development at Carnival Cruise Line, Carlos Torres de Navarra, says Carnival has a special longstanding relationship with Jamaica, which will continue for a long time. Mr. de Navarra, who was addressing journalists at a Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) press conference at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay recently,  said that as...

In anticipation of larger cruise vessels coming to Jamaica, US$14 million has been allocated to improve port facilities in Ocho Rios, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett told JIS News that two mega liners, one from Carnival and the other from Norwegian Cruise Line, are slated to call on Jamaica in November of this year and the...