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...

The Carnival Sunrise cruise ship is scheduled to arrive in Ocho Rios on Monday, September 13, 2021 with approximately 1,700 cruise passengers onboard. Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, outlined that “this will be the third cruise ship arrival following the reopening of cruise tourism in August 2021.  The schedule for the cruise season had been agreed on with Carnival...

Entities within the tourism sector are constantly being monitored by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) to ensure compliance with the COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols that have been implemented for the reopening of the sector. “Generally, we go in unannounced and in a casual fashion, just to discreetly inspect to ensure that the protocols are in place,” said Acting...

President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Clifton Reader, says that the vaccination of tourism workers is essential in safeguarding the industry. "That is why we are driving this process as hard as we can to make sure that we help the people and we keep them healthy because if we don’t have them, we don’t have a...