Jamaica is expected to welcome 1.5 million visitors by December 31 (calendar year), with estimated earnings of US$1.9 billion. This was noted by Director of Tourism, Donovan White, at a Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) media briefing, held at Moon Palace Resort in St. Ann, on November 10. “What we have seen is an uptick in the length of stay of...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has hailed the late President of the All-Island Craft Traders and Producers Association, Melody Haughton-Adams, as a staunch advocate for the craft industry and the welfare of traders. Ms Haughton-Adams passed away on Tuesday (November 9) following a period of illness. Minister Bartlett said that Ms. Haughton-Adams’ uncanny ability to collaborate and her insistence that...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) will be capitalising on the country’s legacy with the James Bond films to build out an experience for destination Jamaica. Director of Tourism, JTB, Donovan White, made the disclosure during a media breakfast hosted by the agency as part of its Destination Experience tour with local and international media partners, at the Moon Palace Hotel...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett extends sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of Melody Haughton-Adams, President of the All-Island Craft Traders and Producers Association, who passed away earlier today following an illness.  “Melody has been a significant figure in the tourism industry over the years and has always been very passionate about developing the craft industry. She was an...

Destination Jamaica has been boosted with the opening of 444 new suites at Ocean Eden Bay in Trelawny. Ocean Eden Bay is an addition to Ocean Coral Spring, owned and operated by the Spanish Hotel chain, H10 Hotels. In an interview with JIS News following a tour of the newly opened facility on  November 8, Director of Sales, Ocean Coral...

Minister of Tourism Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the call by European luxury boutique vessel “The World” on the Ken Wright Pier, Port Antonio, Portland, on Sunday (November 7) is a sure sign that “cruise shipping is on its way back.” Mr. Bartlett, who is back in the island following a successful international tourism blitz in which he and several ministry...

Manager of Commercial Business Development and Marketing at Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St. James, Sharon Hislop-Holt, says there has been an increase in flights coming into the facility. Mrs. Hislop-Holt was speaking to journalists after American Airlines landed two Dreamliner aircraft at the airport on November 2. One of the flights, a Boeing 787-8 came from Miami, Florida,...