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The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has approved $700 million for projects and programmes geared at enhancing the nation’s tourism product since the start of the 2012/2013 financial year. Acting Executive Director, Clyde Harrison, told JIS News that money has been allocated for the beautification and upgrading of major landmarks, heritage sites and resort areas, strengthening community-based tourism as well as...

Montego Bay - Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeil, says Jamaica is the perfect destination for weddings and should maximise its potential income from this market. The Minister was speaking at the official opening of Montego Bay’s first "Jamaica Bridal Expo", at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James on Saturday October 13, 2012....

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says in order for Jamaica to have a strong tourism industry capable of driving national development, the people have to become "owners" of the industry and not just bystanders. "The story of tourism is one of great struggle, resilience, pride and strength and it is a story I think, every Jamaican,...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says the accomplishments of the Jamaican athletes at the London 2012 Olympic Games have already begun to show real results for the country's tourism prospects. "Already, our partners in England have said to us that the post-Olympic bookings out of Britain are impressive and in cases where we were trailing behind...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, is reporting strong growth figures in cruise ship arrivals for the first eight months of the year. He informed that total cruise arrivals were recorded at 937,000 visitors for January to August, reflecting a 33.9 per cent increase over the 700,000 visitors for the corresponding period last year. Dr. McNeill was...

Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, said that the Jamaica Customs Department will be implementing a new policy on the importation of alcohol for the hotel sector. Providing details at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce's (JCC) annual customs seminar at the Wyndham Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (Sept. 27), he informed that distributors, who import alcohol on behalf of...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, is calling for innovation in the management of energy, as a means to sustain the tourism sector and the Jamaican economy. The Minister, who was delivering the keynote address at a World Tourism Day ceremony, held on September 27, at Sandals Montego Bay, in St. James, emphasised that ways must be...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says airlift to Jamaica out of the United Kingdom (UK) is already starting to see the effects of the 'Bolt Bounce'. The term was coined from the impact that the image of the ace Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt, is having on the market. Dr. McNeill noted that subsequent to the exposure that...

Organsiers of the annual Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) are confident that this year's event will once again be a success in showcasing the country’s tourism product and Brand Jamaica. The annual tourism marketing and trade show, organised by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) in collaboration with the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), will be...

Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Dennis Morrison, has underscored the importance of the diversification of markets in the tourist industry, and that the sector’s success will depend greatly on collaboration between the public and private sectors in that thrust. Pointing out that diversification of tourism markets has been a long stated objective of successive governments; Mr. Morrison said...

Activities are in high gear in Ocho Rios for the staging of Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) 2012, the country’s premier tourism trade show. Tourism Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, who spoke to journalists following a tour of the resort town on September 6, to assess the work being done, said Ocho Rios will be ready for the three-day event, which...

Director of Tourism, John Lynch, is maintaining that Jamaica received value for money during the recent Jamaica House 2012 promotions in London. Mr. Lynch presented a breakdown of the £969,652 budget, which he said was “money well spent”, at a press conference, held August 31, at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), in Kingston. “The visibility of Jamaica, because...