The world’s largest cruise ship, ‘Harmony of the Seas’, is scheduled to make its inaugural call at the Falmouth Cruise Shipping Port in Trelawny on Tuesday, November 22. The vessel is expected to take more than 6,000 cruise passengers into Falmouth and will continue to make bimonthly calls at that port. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, told JIS News that...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the nearly $1-billion renovation work to be carried out at the Appleton Estate Rum attraction in Siloah, St. Elizabeth, will significantly boost tourism arrivals on the south coast. He said the investment, which will include a first-class restaurant showcasing the finest in Jamaican cuisine, will enable the facility to become “the centrepiece” of...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett is encouraging Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) to invest in the sector. Speaking at a community meeting at the Jamaican High Commission in London recently, Mr. Bartlett noted that tourism offers numerous opportunities for entrepreneurship and wealth creation. He noted that investment in tourism can propel growth in other sectors such as agriculture...

Chairman of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, says the agency is fast tracking plans to upgrade the island’s major cruise shipping towns, to enable the country to attract more cruise vessels. Speaking to JIS News at the commissioning of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Jamaica  Public Service (JPS) Bogue power plant, in St. James, on...

Cabinet has given approval for the implementation of a rescue plan for the Canadian tourism market. The objective is to increase arrivals to the island from the North American country for the 2016/2017 winter season, which starts in December. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said as part of the plan, Jamaica Vacations Limited (JAMVAC)...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he is looking to surpass the five per cent growth target over five years, which he has set for the sector. He said that work being undertaken through the Tourism Linkages Network to develop initiatives in sports and entertainment, shopping, knowledge, health and wellness, and gastronomy, will position the sector to exceed the...

The National Cruise Council has been given the mandate of growing the local cruise-shipping industry, to ensure sustainable growth and development of the sector. The charge was given by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during a meeting of the Council on October 27, at the Ministry’s New Kingston Offices. Mr. Bartlett said the cruise industry is poised for growth...