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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...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, leaves the island today (September 17), for Vancouver, Canada, to make a presentation at the World Routes Convention, the largest assembly of Airline Representatives and Airline Planners. The convention is viewed as a very important meeting place for tourism stakeholders, where discussions are held in relation to all the airline routes of the world,...

Approximately 500 Travel Agents and Tour Operators got a first-hand experience of the offerings of Jamaica, over the weekend, through the 'Wish You Were Here' familiarisation trips, organised by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and private sector partners in the sector. They are the first batch of 2,000 Travel Agents, who will be brought into the island over the next...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding says the people of Treasure Beach, in St. Elizabeth, through their community consciousness, have made the area a major tourist destination. "The growth of this community, the extent to which its name has gone abroad and has become such a unique attraction for visitors to Jamaica, is partly due to ownership that the people...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says the country's tourism sector is back on the path of growth in record time, following the downturn caused by the unrest in Western Kingston during May. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Bartlett said that following declines in arrivals during May and June, the figures for July and August showed that they were...

With recovery in the Caribbean tourism sector now well established, travellers from around the world have been flocking to the region. Leading the way has been the luxury destination of Jamaica with Tourism Minister, the Hon Ed Bartlett, charting the course of a remarkable recovery along with colleagues at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). Despite a global drop in the...

Jamaica and other Caribbean countries will be working with other states and regions, such as India, New Zealand and Africa, to increase the pressure on the British Government to reform the Airline Passenger Duty (APD) regime. Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett told a meeting of United Kingdom (UK) based Jamaicans, that Caribbean Tourism Ministers have formed a coalition of "like minds"...

The island welcomed approximately 1.3 million visitors between January and August this year. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, announced the figure on August 28, when he welcomed the one millionth visitor to the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St. James. Mr. Bartlett told JIS News that he was "cautiously optimistic" that the Fall tourist season would be "reasonable,"...

Jamaicans will be able to taste, see, feel and enjoy the country's tourism product at the 2010 Experience Jamaica Fun Day and Exposition on Sunday, September 5, on the South Lawn of Devon House. The event, which is being staged by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), as part of initiatives to encourage persons resident in Jamaica to vacation on the...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett will be among six Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Tourism Ministers and delegates from the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), who will be meeting in London next week to discuss changes to the British Government's airline passenger tax regime. The meetings come just eight weeks before the Airline Passenger Duty (APD) is set to increase from

'Ackee and Saltfish' was the theme for the 'Jamaican Twist' band, at this year's Notting Hill Carnival in London, United Kingdom (UK) last week-end. The carnival band, which was once again sponsored by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), had costumed performers illustrating Jamaica's national dish. The 'carnival king' wore a spectacular saltfish costume in shimmering blue, surrounded by dozens of...

An interactive exhibition on the life of Jamaican singer, Laurel Aitken will open in October at the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery in Leicester, in the East Midlands of the United Kingdom. The 'Ska with Laurel' exhibition tells the story of the legendary Jamaican ska artiste, Laurel Aitken, who died in 2005. Described as a major force in ska...