‘Tourism and Green Investments’ is the theme for this year’s observance of Tourism Awareness Week (TAW), slated for September 24 to 30. In an interview with JIS News, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said the theme seeks to highlight the need to focus on investing in people, the planet and prosperity. “The theme is right on point, as it...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is hailing the recently concluded Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) tradeshow as a “resounding success”, attracting more than 100 buyers to the island. The event was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from September 11 to 13. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, the Minister noted that the buyers, from...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has advised that its office located at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James is closed to in-person  business. The closure took effect on Monday, September 18 and will remain until Thursday, September 21. Persons interested in doing business with the TPDCo are being asked to contact the agency by phone at 876-979-7987-8....

Work is slated to continue this month on the Church Street beautification project in downtown Kingston. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said the project, being funded in partnership with the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), forms part of the Kulture Key Project designed to transform the downtown district. “You will see in September going into October, the Church Street...

More than US$100 million in earnings flowed into the coiffeurs of Jamaicans participating in the sharing economy during 2022, specifically the provision of peer-to-peer Airbnb accommodation. This out-turn was generated from expenditures by approximately 500,000 of the 2.6 million tourists making stopover visits to Jamaica, who chose to utilise the lodging option during the period, underlining its growing popularity. The...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the devastating 6.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the Kingdom of Morocco, claiming the lives of more than 3,600 persons, underscores the importance of having a Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC). Mr. Bartlett said the tragedy, which is the largest seismic event to hit the North African nation in 120 years, not only...

Jamaica is on course to welcome 3.88 million visitors for 2023, comprising 2.74 million stopover arrivals and 1.13 million cruise-ship passengers, with estimated earnings of US$4.2 billion. “For 2024, those numbers [are expected to] grow to 4.59 million visitors and US$4.3 billion in earnings, and in 2025, our anticipation is that we will achieve five million visitors and earnings of...