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Jamaica’s Tourism Supports a Vast Economic Network
Tourism in Jamaica drives a vast economic network that reaches far beyond hotel occupancy, supporting industries and livelihoods across the island. President of Trade Sales for Unique Vacations, United States, Garth Laird, highlighted the impact of the sector, while addressing...
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Gov’t Preparing Citizens to Seize Opportunities in Tourism
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica has been proactive in preparing its citizens to seize emerging opportunities within the tourism industry. “We are not complacent; we have been diligently equipping our populace to take advantage of the myriad opportunities, especially in leadership roles," he told JIS News. Mr. Bartlett said the Government has introduced a range of innovative...
Minister Says Tourism Awareness Week Was Used to Showcase Diversity of the Sector’s Product
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Tourism Awareness Week was a reminder of the global significance of tourism and its integral role as a bridge between nations and cultures. He said the Week, observed from September 22 to 28, was also an opportunity for Jamaica to highlight and showcase the diversity of its tourism product and what the country...
Calls for Youth to Be Empowered to Tap into Tourism Opportunities
Youth leaders and other stakeholders have highlighted the need for increased investment in education and training to enable young people to tap into the opportunities available in the tourism sector. The young people, who participated in a recent Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) panel discussion at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, noted that while tourism offers many prospects...
Tourism Mural Unveiled in Downtown Kingston
A mural symbolising the theme ‘Tourism and Peace: Out of Many, One Love’ was unveiled by the Ministry of Tourism on Peters Lane in downtown Kingston on Friday (September 27). The mural was created by lead artist, Sheldon Blake, and assistant artist, Rohan Cargill, for Tourism Awareness Week 2024. It depicts various Jamaican music genres and fruits, highlights craft vendors...
Young People Urged to Become Tourism Ambassadors
Director of Tourism, Donovan White, has charged the country’s youth to embrace their role as ambassadors in promoting the local sector and taking it to the next level of growth and development. He said that tourism is no longer just about beautiful beaches and tasty food, noting that for Jamaica to remain competitive as a destination, the young people must...
Minister Bartlett to Join Global Tourism Leaders for World Tourism Day Celebrations
UN Tourism to Host Official World Tourism Day Event in Tbilisi, Georgia Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, departed the island yesterday (September 25) for Tbilisi, Georgia, where he will participate in the official global celebrations to mark World Tourism Day (WTD) 2024. The event, organized by the United Nations Tourism (UN Tourism), is set for September 27 under the...