The Ministry of Tourism will be improving marketing strategies in order to attract more visitors to the country. The move involves exploiting new technology, keeping abreast of market trends, as well as shaping the country’s competitive messages to appeal to a range of travel niches, said Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook. He was delivering the keynote address at Sagicor’s Pension...

Newly appointed Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he is encouraged by feedback which he received from sector stakeholders with whom he met at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, on Friday, March 11, as part of his schedule of familiarization activities. Speaking with JIS News following meetings with representatives of the Association of Jamaica Attractions Limited (AJAL), craft traders, and...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is calling for the strengthening of linkages between hoteliers and agro producers in order to increase the use of locally grown produce in the tourism sector. “The capacity to do so is what we must generate. There has to be partnership and collaboration because some of the entities may have to partner with local...

KINGSTON, Jamaica; March 09, 2016:   In a bid to further strengthen relations between Jamaica and the United States in the area of tourism Minister of Tourism Hon. Edmund Bartlett met with US Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno, and members of his team on Wednesday, March 9. During their meeting, which was held at the New Kingston offices of the...

Entertainment and construction services will be new features at this year’s ‘Tourism Linkages Speed Networking Event’, slated for Thursday, March 17 at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa in Montego Bay. Project Manager for the Tourism Linkages Hub, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, told JIS News that the aim is to diversify the businesses participating, by having more service-oriented organisations present. “Specifically,...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has hailed the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) for being named the most improved airport in Latin America and the Caribbean by the Airports Council International (ACI). The Kingston-based airport received the honour in the ACI’s 2015 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) awards announced on February 29. “The award is an excellent one to earn as...

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, is again encouraging more investment by local business interests in Jamaica’s tourism industry. Speaking at EPOC’s monthly media briefing at Sagicor’s head office in New Kingston on Tuesday, February 23, Mr. Byles noted that the sector is “growing and booming,” due largely to foreign investments. “Two thousand more rooms that...