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The Ministry of Tourism and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) will spearhead a promotional blitz in key North American and European tourist markets, in a bid to prevent a projected US$350 million loss in revenue, as a result of the recent activities in West Kingston. The campaign, details of which were finalised over the past weekend during meetings and consultations...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says efforts are being made to resuscitate Kingston's tourism product which, he said, was severely damaged by last week's violence in West Kingston. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. Bartlett lamented that Kingston had lost business "badly". He pointed out that occupancies in a number of hotels were "very weak", declining as much as 50 per...

The first annual symposium on 'Sustainable Tourism, Attractions, Heritage and Heritage Restoration', was held at the Runaway HEART Hotel, in St. Ann, on May 27. The forum, which was organised by the HEART Trust/NTA, was held under the theme: 'Securing our Future by Preserving our Past'. Director in the Institutional Based Department (IBD) at the HEART Trust, Samuel Brown. told...

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has assured residents and visitors that business and tourist activities in the resort areas of Jamaica have not been affected by the unrest in sections of Western Kingston. "This is a situation that is taking place in certain parts...

Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus operator, Annette Howard, who assisted over 100 passengers on an American Airline plane, which overran the runway at the Norman Manley International Airport in December, left the island today (May 20) for three-day dream vacation to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The trip to Disney World is in fulfilment of a wish she expressed...

The Ministry of Tourism is moving to improve the long term socio-economic environment within the tourism industry, through introduction of a retirement plan and pension scheme for workers within the industry. The first of three planned public education fora, aimed at increasing awareness among tourism industry employers and employees, about pensions and retirement planning, was staged by the Tourism Ministry...

A group of 16 faith-based meeting planners from the United States of America (USA) are in the island to participate in a "destination update" organised by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). The group, which arrived in Jamaica yesterday (May 13), will spend five days on the island, where they will go on site visits to Ocho Rios and Montego Bay,...

The 20th staging of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) Trade Show, put on by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), at the Half Moon Conference Centre in Montego Bay, ended on a high note. President of the JHTA, Mr. Wayne Cummings, described the event, which ran from Tuesday, May 11 to Thursday, May...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has commended members of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), and the industry's workforce, for their 'tremendous' work in ensuring that tourism remains positive and hopeful. Addressing the 49th Anniversary of the JHTA, Tuesday (May 11) at the Half Moon Conference Centre, Montego Bay, Mr. Bartlett said that the resilience of the Jamaican...

The Princess Cruise Line vessel 'Emerald Princess' docked at the Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios on Wednesday (May 12) with 3,147 passengers on board, on its first visit to the island. Officials from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Member of Parliament (MP) for Northeast St. Ann, Shahine Robinson, and representatives of Lannaman and Morris Shipping Company and the St. Ann...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, officially opened Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) 2010 last night (May 11) in Montego Bay, praising local stakeholders in the tourism industry for their hard work in selling the island. He said that despite the downturn in the global economy, Jamaica continues to attract a record number of visitors, outdoing a number of leading Caribbean...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has said that the proposed school of hospitality has to come on stream by next year to meet training needs for the impending introduction of casino gaming. He noted that the facility, "which has been put on hold because of the present economic realities. is going to play a critical part in the training...