The much anticipated winter tourist season, which officially starts in another two weeks, will be significantly boosted by some 60,000 visitors courtesy of Delta Vacations and the Mexico headquartered, Turissimo Excursions. The two destination management companies, have facilitated a partnership where Jamaica will be receiving a number of weekly additional Delta Airlines flights from Atlanta, Georgia. The announcement was made...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the US$1-million expansion and rebranding of the Prospect Outback Attraction in St. Mary as the ‘Yaaman’ Adventure Park. The new attraction, which was officially opened by Mr. Holness on December 1, is owned and operated by St. Ann businessman and Chairman of Dolphin Cove Limited, Stafford Burrowes. Yaaman park, which is...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the agricultural sector is poised to reap huge benefits from the nearly 15,000 hotel rooms that are slated to come on stream over the next five years. As such, the Minister is urging farmers to make adequate preparation to meet what is expected to be an increase in demand for food. "There is going...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he is pleased that entertainment is being taken seriously by hoteliers and other tourism entities, citing it as an important value-added component of the industry. According to Mr. Bartlett, it is clear that a lot more thought is being given to ways to enhance the experience of the guest, with entertainment high on...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the call of the largest cruise ship in the world, Harmony of the Seas, at the Falmouth port in Trelawny last week, justifies the investment in the construction of the facility. He notes that of the 1.7 million cruise passengers who visited Jamaica last year, 1.2 million came through the Falmouth port. The...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, will be presented with the World’s Leading Personality award for Outstanding Services to Travel at the 23rd Annual World Travel Awards (WTA) to be held in the Maldives, Southern Asia on December 2. An elated Mr. Bartlett, who will leave the island on November 30 for the function, told JIS News that he is truly...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is urging stakeholders to assist in the fight against visitor harassment, emphasising that the problem can no longer be allowed to persist. Mr. Bartlett, who was in Falmouth, Trelawny, on November 22 as part of an official delegation to welcome the world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s ‘Harmony of the Seas’, told JIS News...