The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) will be looking to secure new business from tourism markets in Latin America and the Caribbean during the 26th staging of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade expo. Billed as the largest tourism trade show in Jamaica, JAPEX will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from April 29 to May 1. Over 100...

A number of tourism entities will be showcasing their products and services at ‘Expo Jamaica’ 2016, slated for April 14 to 17 at the National Arena and National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. These include hotels, attractions, restaurants, and ground transportation and shopping providers. These entities are participating in the ‘Experience Jamaica’ initiative, which is geared at encouraging persons living...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is to embark on a strategic marketing programme, aimed at increasing visitor arrivals and showcasing the country’s tourism product. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said there was a need to diversify and expand the range of products that are offered. “You won’t get the arrivals you...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has outlined the five key pillars of the Government’s plan aimed at generating further developments in tourism that will position the sector as major catalyst spurring Jamaica’s economic growth over the next five years. These areas, he says, include: identifying new markets, new products, new investments and new partnerships, and embarking on human resource development....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has outlined to the new boards of directors of key agencies in the ministry, five pillars on which the Ministry and its agencies will seek to transform the island's vibrant tourism sector and achieve double digit growth. The pillars were outlined yesterday (April 9) during a seminar at the Montego Bay Convention Centre for...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Ministry will be “going all out” in driving a programme to grow the industry and make Jamaica a first choice destination for visitors. In a recent interview with JIS News, Mr. Bartlett said he is confident that “all hands will be on deck” in support of the growth agenda. He told JIS...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s tourism product is the best in the Caribbean and so the country has no need to fear the opening up of Cuba. “Look, we have the best product in the Caribbean, bar none,” Mr. Bartlett said. “When you look at our culture, it’s powerful. When you look at our people...they are not...