| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

Youth leaders engage in discussion at the Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) Youth Forum, under the theme ‘Tourism and Peace: Out of Many, One Love’, which was held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. From left are Moderator, Amashika Lorne; President of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Tourism Society, Katrina Chin; Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence in national leadership recipient, Odane Brooks; Dean of Discipline at Anchovy High School in St. James, Levon Brissett; and Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Junior Minister of Tourism, Taj Melbourne.
Youth leaders engage in discussion at the Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) Youth Forum, under the theme ‘Tourism and Peace: Out of Many, One Love’, which was held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. From left are Moderator, Amashika Lorne; President of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Tourism Society, Katrina Chin; Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence in national leadership recipient, Odane Brooks; Dean of Discipline at Anchovy High School in St. James, Levon Brissett; and Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Junior Minister of Tourism, Taj Melbourne.

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...
Lead muralist, Sheldon Blake (right), explains the creative direction behind the ‘Out of Many, One Love’ tourism mural during Friday’s (September 27) unveiling on Peters Lane in downtown Kingston. Looking on (from second right) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; Devon House Executive Director, Georgeia Robinson; Deputy Director of Kingston Creative, Janet Crick, and other tourism executives.
Lead muralist, Sheldon Blake (right), explains the creative direction behind the ‘Out of Many, One Love’ tourism mural during Friday’s (September 27) unveiling on Peters Lane in downtown Kingston. Looking on (from second right) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; Devon House Executive Director, Georgeia Robinson; Deputy Director of Kingston Creative, Janet Crick, and other tourism executives.

Tourism Mural Unveiled in Downtown Kingston
Director of Tourism, Donovan White
Director of Tourism, Donovan White

Young People Urged to Become Tourism Ambassadors
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.

Minister Bartlett to Join Global Tourism Leaders for World Tourism Day Celebrations
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Logo.
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Logo.

Green Grotto Caves & Attractions Achieves 21 Year Master Certification from Earthcheck, Setting a New Standard in Caribbean Eco-Tourism

More

Jamaica is fast becoming a premier destination of choice for weddings.
Tourism

Jamaica Destination of Choice for Weddings – Tourism Minister

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica has solidified its position in the region as the destination of choice for weddings, making significant strides in the lucrative bridal market. Speaking with JIS News on September 23, following the recent Wedding Expo held in St James and Falmouth as part of Tourism Awareness Week activities, Mr. Bartlett expressed confidence in...
Read more
(HM G20) Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) engages his colleague, Minister of Tourism for India, Hon. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a frank discussion on ways to tap into the lucrative Indian travel market, as Jamaica seeks to diversify its markets and boost arrivals.
Foreign AffairsPress ReleaseTourism

Minister Bartlett Calls on G20 Nations to Invest in Capacity Building for Resilience in SIDS

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has made an urgent call for G20 nations to invest in capacity building for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that are heavily reliant on tourism. Minister Bartlett made the call while speaking at the G20 and UN Tourism Side Event recently, under the theme ‘Tourism: Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet,’ in...
Read more
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, today (September 11). He said that Tourism Awareness Week will be observed this year from September 22 to 28.
Tourism

Jamaica to Observe Tourism Awareness Week September 22 to 28

Jamaica will observe Tourism Awareness Week 2024 from September 22 to 28, under the theme ‘Tourism and Peace: Out of Many, One Love’. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank, today (September 11), Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said this year’s theme focuses on how tourism fosters understanding and harmony between nations and communities. “One Love is a powerful expression of...
Read more
Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Wade Mars, presents a full scholarship for TPDCo’s Team Jamaica Training Programme to Miss Universe Jamaica, Rachel Silvera, during her courtesy call at the agency’s offices in New Kingston on Wednesday (August 28). This initiative will further enhance Ms. Silvera’s knowledge and skills, ensuring she is well-prepared to represent Jamaica at the 73rd Miss Universe pageant in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 16, 2024.
Tourism

PHOTOS: Miss Universe Jamaica Pays Courtesy Call on TPDCo Executive Director

Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Wade Mars, presents a full scholarship for TPDCo’s Team Jamaica Training Programme to Miss Universe Jamaica, Rachel Silvera, during her courtesy call at the agency’s offices in New Kingston on Wednesday (August 28). This initiative will further enhance Ms. Silvera’s knowledge and skills, ensuring she is well-prepared to represent Jamaica at the 73rd...
Read more
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) engages in a light conversation with Brazilian Tourism Minister, Hon. Celso Sabino (left) and Governor of the State of Maranhão, Carlos Brandão in São Luís, Brazil, following the recent signing of a sustainable tourism Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) and Brazil
Press ReleaseTourism

Jamaica and Brazil Forge Partnership to Promote Tourism Resilience – Bartlett

Discussions on Jamaica-Brazil Airlift Agreement Well Advanced The Jamaica based Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) and Brazil’s Ministry of Tourism have signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate cooperation in boosting tourism resilience. The areas of cooperation covered under the MOU include: Climate resilience in tourism; Entrepreneurial tourism resilience; Tourism security resilience; and Tourism pandemic...
Read more
Tourism Director, Donovan White, presents winner of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) 2024/25 Junior Minister of Tourism Competition, 16-year-old student of Manning’s School in Westmoreland, Taj Melbourne, with his prizes following the finals, held recently at Beaches Ocho Rios in Boscobel, St. Mary.
EducationTourism

Importance of Tourism Action Clubs In Schools Underscored

Tourism Director, Donovan White, has underscored the importance of establishing the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Tourism Action Club (TAC) in schools islandwide. “It’s a massive undertaking but it’s an important undertaking, we believe, because of the importance of what tomorrow means for Jamaica and for our tourism industry,” he said. “There is no greater hope for us than to see...
Read more
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (sixth left), and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (third left), join innovators selected for Cohort 2 of the Tourism Innovation Incubator, at the official Meet and Greet event held recently at the AC Hotel in Kingston.Twenty-two innovators have been selected for the 2024 cohort of the programme, which is being undertaken by the TEF.
Tourism

PHOTOS: Minister Bartlett Meets With Tourism Innovators

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (sixth left), and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (third left), join innovators selected for Cohort 2 of the Tourism Innovation Incubator, at the official Meet and Greet event held recently at the AC Hotel in Kingston.Twenty-two innovators have been selected for the 2024 cohort of the programme, which...
Read more