Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s hotel room capacity will increase by more than 1,000 during the 2017 calendar year. “Over 3,000 rooms are currently (available) or are being made available, which we never had the winter before. Of that amount, close to 2,000 have already been added or will be coming on stream in the next few weeks...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is once again a favourite getaway spot for the rich and famous, proving even more that there is a lucrative market for high-end resorts. The Minister added that the island is also the number-one destination in the region for honeymooners. “Just the other day, we had Prince Harry and his actress girlfriend,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is assuring tourism stakeholders that putting Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) money in the Consolidated Fund does not mean it will be spent in a reckless and irresponsible manner. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Excellence Group Luxury Hotels and Resorts in Oyster Bay, Blue Waters, Trelawny, on March...

Tourists and locals are flocking to the Montego Bay Cultural Centre to experience the wide array of cultural and artistic displays. Operations Manager at the facility, Hillary Clarke, said the number of visitors range from between 800 and 1,000 per month “which continues to grow based on the aggressive marketing we have been doing”. She noted that since November last...

Spring Garden Primary and Infant School is the winner of the Tourism Product Development Company’s (TPDCo) ‘Fi Wi Falmouth’ Tourism Quiz. The school defeated Immanuel Success Preparatory and Kindergarten 34-28 in the very competitive final held on March 23 at the Falmouth Library in Trelawny. The final, conducted in a format similar to the popular Schools’ Challenge Quiz, saw both...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has been shining the spotlight on Falmouth through the ‘Fi Wi Falmouth’ initiative. This engagement aims to improve the hospitality offered to tourists in the town by enhancing the visitor experience and building awareness of tourism’s importance. The tourism public education programme, which was launched in August 2016, aims to engage primary and secondary...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says a pension plan for tourism workers will come on stream in September of this year. Addressing the 2016 Tourism Service Excellence Programme (TSEP) awards presentation ceremony on March 4 at the Hyatt Ziva Resort in St. James, the Minister said a series of sensitization sessions are being held across the island to ensure that...