More than 14,000 temporary and long-term jobs are expected to be generated from the planned multifaceted resort development in St. Ann by Spanish hotel chain, the Pinero Group, which owns the Bahia Principe Grand Jamaica. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Barlett, who met with the Group’s principals in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday (January 24) to discuss the project, said “it will...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett today (January 22) departed the island for Madrid, Spain, to attend the eagerly awaited annual international travel and tourism tradeshow, FITUR. Slated for January 24-28, 2024, FITUR stands as Latin America's leading travel trade fair, attracting tourism professionals from across the globe. “FITUR marks the first major appointment of the year for tourism professionals,...

Tourism workers who live in substandard conditions are to benefit from housing solutions under a partnership between the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in making the announcement, said he has had discussion with Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, for some of the TEF revenues to go...

Following a productive courtesy call between the Ministry of Tourism and World Bank representatives on Tuesday (January 16), Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has reported steady strides regarding the Ministry’s Multi-Dimensional Impact Assessment Study, which will evaluate the economic impact as well as other implications of adding 20,000 new hotel rooms over the next 10 years. The meeting, led...

A special delegation from the United States, led by Ambassador Rena Bitter, the US State Department’s Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, alongside His Excellency Nick Perry, US Ambassador to Jamaica, and Sara Minkara, Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, held high-level discussions with Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett as they explored accessible tourism opportunities in the post-COVID-19 era. The...

Forty-three radio stations from key markets across the United States are currently in the island participating in a Sandals Resorts radio remote, reaching millions of listeners and giving Jamaica’s tourism a massive boost. Dubbed ‘Broadcast Paradise’, the event, which will last from January 13 to 21 at the Sandals Dunn’s River Resort, Mammee Bay, St. Ann, will see representatives of...

Under the banner of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Limited, the ‘Spruce Up Pon De Corner’ programme will be targeting areas in the constituencies to be revitalised. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who made the disclosure during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Eastern Kingston Promenade Programme on January 15 at 71 Windward Road in Kingston, said all constituencies will...

Montego Bay-based S Hotel’s ranking as the number one All-Inclusive Caribbean Resort by travel experts is another feather in Jamaica’s cap as a premier tourist destination, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. He said the fact that the ranking came from the reputable and internationally acclaimed USA TODAY’s Reader’s Choice Awards, makes the honour even more special. “USA TODAY is...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on all Jamaicans to do their part to protect Brand Jamaica. “We have engaged professional services in looking at an evaluation of Brand Jamaica. We are quite well advanced in developing a nation brand strategy, and that nation brand strategy will do several things. It will give every Jamaican a better...