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Over 130,000 Canadian visitors came to Jamaica during the 2009/10 winter tourist season, representing an increase of some 11 per cent over the same period of the previous season. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said this is the "strongest numbers" ever for Canadian visitors to Jamaica. He was speaking with a group of Canadian travel partners recently in Toronto....

Travel and Tourism interests in the Caribbean and the United Kingdom (UK) will be closely monitoring what is said about the Airline Passenger Duty (APD) in the emergency Budget, that is to be tabled by the British Government next week. Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett told JIS News that the issue of the APD and the proposed new...

Declaring that his one week visit to London has been a success, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett today (June 17), said that following meetings with key airline and tour operators and other industry partners, the reports are positive and Jamaica's share of the United Kingdom (UK) market remains solid. He said the indications are that while there is not likely...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), in association with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), has presented awards to two distinguished travel industry personnel, Ed Kritzler, former JTB public relations executive; and David Swanson, contributing editor for National Geographic Traveller Magazine. They have been awarded for their efforts in marketing the Caribbean as a premier travel destination. The presentations were made on...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is in London for a one-week series of meetings, visits and press events, as part of a $10 million tourism promotional blitz, aimed at preventing any loss in revenue to the sector as a result of the recent activities in Western Kingston. In an interview with the JIS News London on Monday (June 14), Minister...

Cabinet, at its sitting this week, approved a sum of $53,346,278 for the extension of a contract with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for the cleaning up and beautification of resort areas across the island. The work will be carried out under the 'Spruce Up Jamaica' project, which is being funded by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo)....

Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is leading a team of tourism officials participating in the special Caribbean Week activities in New York, June 6 to 12. During the weeklong programme of events, Mr. Bartlett and Director of Tourism, John Lynch, will update New Yorkers on Jamaica's latest tourism developments. Jamaica kicked off the celebrations with the arrival of...

Sandals Foundation has embarked on an Educational Campaign to heighten citizens' awareness of marine preservation. The programme, which is being held in collaboration with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), commenced Tuesday (June 8) with the World Oceans Day celebrations and exhibition at the Island Village Complex, Ocho Rios. Approximately 400 students from various schools within the parishes of...

South Coast Area Chairman and Vice President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Judy Schoenbein, has stressed the importance of Jamaicans cherishing and protecting the tourism industry. Delivering the keynote address at the Manchester Chamber of Commerce's monthly meeting at the Golf View Hotel, Mandeville, Thursday (June 3), Miss Schoenbein argued that tourism is a renewable export which,...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is optimistic that Jamaica's winter tourist season will be strong, despite the negative publicity which the country suffered as a result of last week's events in West Kingston. This by virtue of a US$10 million promotional and advertising campaign, being spearheaded by the Ministry of Tourism and Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), which gets underway on...

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...