Jamaica is poised to generate a projected US$5 billion in earnings from tourism for the 2023 calendar year, based on the current trend in the industry’s out-turns, according to Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. He says the country is also expected to welcome five million visitors in 2024, one year ahead of the initial target timeline. The Minister was addressing...

Sixteen high schools across Jamaica are slated to participate in this year’s renewal of the National Tourism Debate. The event, being funded at a cost of $3.5 million, spans more than a decade and is organised by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). It was officially launched during a semi-virtual ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St....

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) hosted a Youth Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Wednesday (September 28). The event formed part of activities marking Tourism Awareness Week 2022, from September 25 to October 1, under the theme ‘Rethinking Tourism’. The theme is consistent with that selected by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for...

The tourism sector is fortunate to be recovering rapidly after a tumultuous two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer. Representing Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at a Thanksgiving Service to officially launch Tourism Awareness Week activities, at the Montego Bay New Testament Church, in St. James, on September 25, Mr....

Tourism Awareness Week kicks off on Sunday (September 25) with a Thanksgiving Service at the Montego Bay New Testament Church of God in St. James, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The Week, slated for September 25 to October 1, will incorporate the observance of World Tourism Day on September 27, under the theme ‘Rethinking Tourism’. “Tourism Awareness Week offers a period...

The Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCO) and Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) have expanded their joint recycling initiative, which aims to reduce plastic pollution in resort areas. On Thursday (September 22), representatives of both entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to extend the Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership to hotels and attractions in Kingston and the South Coast. Entities...

The Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI) continues its work to certify and build new opportunities for the industry’s workers. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said hoteliers are showing an “increasing appetite for training on the job”, which is important in bridging the existing employment arrangement. He emphasised that the...