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Jamaica came out a big winner in the 2010 World Travel Awards, copping some 18 major awards in the travel and tourism categories. At the gala ceremony held at the swanky Sandals Whitehouse European Village and Spa in Westmoreland on Friday (October 22), Jamaica took home honours for being Caribbean Leading Destination; Caribbean Leading Cruise Destination Excursion; Caribbean Leading Airport...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) walked away with two awards at the recent Flight Centre USA Partner Conference in New Jersey. Based on the results of a survey of more than 1,000 travel agents in the Flight Centre network, the JTB was awarded for Best Customer Service for a Tourist Board and Best Marketing Campaign. Partnership and celebration was the...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is confident that the $51.7 million Montego Bay Conference Centre in Rose Hall, St. James will be completed in time to host Caribbean Market Place in January, 2011. Addressing a Press Conference at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, Thursday (October 14) after a tour of the Convention Centre, Mr. Bartlett...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is confident that the $51.7 million Montego Bay Conference Centre in Rose Hall, St. James will be completed in time to host Caribbean Market Place in January, 2011. Addressing a Press Conference at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, Thursday (October 14) after a tour of the Convention Centre, Mr. Bartlett...

Deeply touched by the courageous spirit of the rescued Chilean miners, the Ministries of Tourism and Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade have partnered with Sandals Resorts International to offer the miners, rescue workers and their spouses a relaxing Jamaican vacation. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett made the announcement at a press conference in Montego Bay on Thursday, October 14, 2010,...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has been effectively utilising social media and technology as part of its continued marketing thrust to promote and showcase destination Jamaica. Its latest venture is the 'Pon Di Road Jamaica' webseries, aired on the popular video sharing website, You Tube.com and captures the adventures of a local, newly-wed couple, Stephen and Calee, as they visit...

Hoteliers in Negril are working feverishly to repair damage and get their properties back in shape for the winter season, which starts December 15. Several days of persistent heavy rainfall over the island last week, combined with a freak tornado, which hit Westmoreland on the evening of September 28, caused damage to several properties along the Negril west end. There...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has embarked on a major promotional blitz in Canada to sell destination Jamaica. JTB's Regional Director for Canada, Sandra Scott, has said about 250 to 300 travel agencies are being targeted in each of the six major Canadian gateways, with the aim of increasing flights into the island for the upcoming winter tourist season. "We're...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett is optimistic of growth in arrival for the winter tourism season, which gets underway on December 15. He said that the Ministry has undertaken a promotional campaign, which should bear fruit during the upcoming winter tourist season, with at least a three per cent increase in arrivals expected by the end of the calendar year....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has appealed to a Jamaican/Canadian charitable organisation to assist Grade Four students in the Jamaican education system. "Grade Four is that critical grade when you have to show mastery in numeracy and literacy in order to do well in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT)," Mr. Bartlett told patrons attending the fifth annual Jamaica...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has described the growth in tourism from Canada to Jamaica as phenomenal. "Three years ago, we were welcoming 163,000 Canadians to Jamaica, and last year we were just a few visitors shy of 300,000 Canadians," Mr. Bartlett told a packed room of over 200 Canadian travel agents, tour operators and airline partners, attending a...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has said that social media networks like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, have become an integral part of the country's tourism marketing strategy. Speaking on Sunday (September 19), during a panel discussion on the first day of the 2010 World Routes Development Forum in Vancouver, Canada, Minister Bartlett said that social media is not a...