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Cruise Ships Return to Falmouth November 8

Cruise ships are set to return to Falmouth on November 8, following an 18-month absence due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Italian liner, Costa, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, will be making a much-anticipated call to the Trelawny capital. An...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) joins the Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (centre) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, as they pause for the lenses during a recent courtesy call by the High Commissioner at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. They engaged in an extensive discussion about changes in the travel industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as ways in which Jamaica and Canada can continue to cooperate in areas such as tourism.

PHOTO: Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica Pays Courtesy Call on Minister Bartlett

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks at a tablet and laptop handover ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in St. James, on October 8.

Tourism Minister Calls on Front-line Staff to Support Vaccination Programme

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, provides an update on the sector in the House of Representatives on October 13.

Over 1.2 Million Visitors, US$1.7 Billion In Tourism Earnings Since June 2020

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, provides an update on the sector in the House of Representatives on October 13.

60% of Tourism Workers Vaccinated

Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Donovan White.

4 years ago TechnologyTourism

Plans Advanced to Create Digital Tourism Experience

Plans are advanced to create a digital experience for Jamaica’s tourism product. This was revealed by Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Donovan White, during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston. “Our digital experience is a part of our growth over the last three years. Building a product takes some...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at a tablet and laptop handover ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in St. James on Friday (October 8).

4 years ago Tourism

Visitor Arrivals to Increase as UK Market Reopens

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the world’s largest travel tourism company, TUI, is to facilitate the travel of some 2,000 passengers from the UK and surrounding region to Jamaica this October. He said this recent development comes after the UK’s announcement to lift the travel advisory against all non-essential travel to Jamaica based on a current assessment of risks...

4 years ago Tourism

Jamaica to Participate in World Travel Market

The Tourism Ministry is gearing up to participate in the World Travel Market to be staged in London in November as part of preparation for the upcoming winter tourist season. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said Jamaica will be making several “key presentations” at the international travel event, which is being held for the first time since the COVID-19...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

4 years ago Tourism

Jamaica’s Tourism Recovery Gets Boost From TUI

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says airline and cruise partners are clearly impressed with Jamaica’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and have been showing a renewed interest in the island as a destination of choice. “It is clear that our resilient corridors [where visitors are restricted to certain prescribed areas that are approved and given the greenlight for movement...

Visitors arriving on a TUI flight, earlier in the year, from the United Kingdom

4 years ago Tourism

UK Lifts Travel Advisory Against Jamaica

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says news that the United Kingdom Government has lifted its travel advisory against all non-essential travel to Jamaica is a major boost for Jamaica’s economic recovery. Speaking to JIS News by phone on Friday, (October 8), Mr. Bartlett also noted that “this great news” comes on the heels of a successful trip to the...

Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Ministry of Tourism, Kingsley Roberts

5 years ago Tourism

Tourism Awareness Week Virtual Concert On October 1

A virtual concert to celebrate Tourism Awareness Week will be held on October 1 beginning at 2:00 p.m. The concert will be streamed live on the YouTube channels of the Ministry of Tourism, Visit Jamaica and Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) as well as on Facebook @TourismJa. It will include performances from Tarrus Riley, Gramps Morgan and Yaksta. Speaking...

British actor Daniel Craig, who plays the lead role in ‘No Time to Die’.

5 years ago Tourism

Jamaica On Show As ‘No Time To Die’ Opens In Major Markets

Port Antonio and Jamaica will be showcased to an international audience as the James Bond film ‘No Time to Die’ is released in major markets around the world. The 25th James Bond film, which stars British actor, Daniel Craig, premiered in London on Tuesday (September 28) and opens in various countries beginning September 30. Some of these are India, United...