Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says vaccine hesitancy must go for growth to take place. The Minister was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (September 21), where he encouraged tourism workers to get vaccinated. “There has been a lot of hesitancy and I want to make the point...

Jamaica has earned US$1.2 billion from 1.1 million visitor arrivals since the start of the year. This was revealed by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (September 21). “That performance is seeing a 22 per cent increase in our earnings, up by some US$212 million...

Public Relations Specialist and a major contributor to the development of Jamaica’s tourism, Sue McManus, has died. Ms. McManus passed away in South Florida last Thursday (September 16). At the time of her death, she was still involved in tourism as a marketing consultant. A native of the United Kingdom, but who decades ago would begin her ties with Jamaica,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says World Tourism Day is a celebration of tourism’s ability to drive inclusive development, while generating opportunities for many millions across the globe. Jamaica will join the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the global community in celebrating the Day on September 27, under the theme ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’. Speaking at a...

Carnival Sunrise will dock at the Ocho Rios pier in St. Ann on Wednesday (September 22) bringing more than 2,000 cruise passengers to the island. The Carnival Cruise Line’s vessel will be the second mega liner to call at Ocho Rios in two consecutive days, with the 3,000-passenger MSC Meraviglia docking at the resort town on Tuesday (September 21). Wednesday’s...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says cruise shipping remains an important value-added complement to stopover arrivals and will also be a crucial component to Jamaica’s tourism recovery efforts. Two cruise ships will call on Ocho Rios this week, bringing to five the number of vessels to have called on the resort town since the phased reopening of the sector...

Assistant Vice-President for Marketing and Communications at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Kimberly Stiff, says while there are “still things to be worked out”, many locals have been benefiting from the return of cruise ships. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Stiff said the trickle-down benefits have been such where stakeholders, including craft traders, shop owners and transport...