The $15 million memorial park currently being constructed at the site of the 1907 earthquake monument, in Greenwich Town, is expected to be a tourist attraction when completed. This is the vision of the Government’s multi-agency team currently working on the project, which is intended to attract Jamaicans locally and in the Diaspora, who may have had relatives who died...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the entrance of Meliá Hotels International into the Jamaican hospitality sector is a vote of confidence in the country as a tourist destination. Addressing the official opening of the Meliá Braco Village in Trelawny on Thursday (January 7), Prime Minister Simpson Miller said the Spanish resort chain, which is one of...

The management of the Meliá Braco Village Hotel in Trelawny has committed to ensuring that the hotel contributes to the development of communities within the vicinity of the 24-acre property and the wider parish. “It is my absolute intention to ensure the parish of Trelawny sees the direct and immediate benefits,” said General Manager, Dmitri Kosvogiannis. “We are on an...

The Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay welcomed a record 14,000 passengers on Tuesday (December 22), which is the largest number of airline passengers passing through the airport in any single day. The arrivals, just eight days into the winter tourist season, are a welcome boost to the tourism sector. The visitors arrived on 55 flights – 10 long-haul runs,...

Jamaica’s Global Competitiveness Ranking in the area of tourism is expected to receive a boost from the country’s recent designations in world cultural heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Blue and John Crow Mountains was inscribed to UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage List in July, while Kingston has gained membership to the organisation’s Creative Cities...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says several investors have indicated an interest in establishing facilities and undertaking services linked to medical tourism. “There are a number of persons, who are approaching us, who want to build facilities where persons can come down and receive operations…discussions are already happening in terms of dentists, as there are a...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, said the Government will be ensuring that the levels of growth being experienced in tourism trickles down to other sectors of the economy, and benefits the Jamaican people. “Our mission and role, above all else, is to see that this growth and optimism in our tourism sector have a meaningful impact on the...