Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the multi-destination marketing of countries within the Caribbean will serve to boost visitor arrivals and add value to the tourism product in the region. “It provides for partnership (among) countries…that will allow for cost effectiveness, and so, when we bring partners together, we share in the cost and we benefit together,” he said....

Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook is reporting a 7.6 per cent growth in cruise and stopover arrivals for the 2015/16 winter tourist season from December 15 to April 30. “We had 745, 220 cruise visitors and 773, 110 stopover visitors – a little over 1.5 million visitors,” he informed Mr. Pennicook was addressing the 55th Annual General Meeting of the...

General Manager of Round Hill Hotel and Villas, Omar Robinson is the new President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA). He was elected at the association’s 55th annual general meeting held on June 11, at the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in St. Ann. Mr. Robinson replaces Nicola Madden-Greig, who opted against seeking re-election after two years at the...

Persons interested in participating in the ‘Christmas in July’ trade show are invited to apply before the June 17, 2016 deadline. The application form is accessible at the Ministry of Tourism’s website at www.mot.gov.jm or its partners’ websites: www.jbdc.net; www.jma.com.jm and www.jamaicatradeandinvest.org. The event seeks to provide Jamaican producers of corporate gift and souvenir products with the opportunity to access a...

Jamaica will be pursuing potential business opportunities at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to 21. The country’s Ambassador to Brazil, Her Excellency Alison Stone Roofe, says the Jamaican Embassy is collaborating with agencies, such as Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), on several activities that will also target the Paralympics...

The Tourism Linkages Network is inviting persons specialising in locally manufactured hand crafted gifts, to participate in the 2016 renewal of ‘Christmas in July’. Head of the Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, told JIS News that the items being sought include those tailored for the tourism industry and corporate offices, among others. “The tourism industry uses gifts every day. We always have...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he will be establishing management entities to run the affairs of the island’s resort areas. Speaking in an interview with JIS News while on a tour of Negril on Friday (May 27), Minister Bartlett said the entities, to be headed by resort managers, will be mandated to build and solidify the destination assurance of Jamaica’s...