Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says regional and global multi-stakeholder policy collaboration is key in ensuring the Caribbean’s full recovery from the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mr. Bartlett said COVID-19 has not only wreaked havoc on Caribbean economies, but has brought tourism to a point where “nothing will, probably, ever be the same again”. He was speaking...

Jamaica has secured just over 860,000 airline seats for the 2020/21 Winter Tourist Season, which begins December 15. This was disclosed by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, on Friday (December 11). Mr. Bartlett noted that while the lead-up to the upcoming winter season has been...

Twenty local fashion designers and a pop-up artisan village will be featured at this year’s staging of ‘Style Jamaica’ on December 16 and 17. The two-day event, organised by the Tourism Linkages Network, will take place at Main Street Jamaica, formerly Shoppes at Rose Hall, in St. James. It will also be live-streamed on YouTube and Facebook @tefjamaica at 11:00...

Director of Tourism, Donovan White, says Jamaica should have no problem regaining its status as a first-choice destination considering the investment the Government has made in strengthening its health and safety protocols. Mr. White, in a recent interview with JIS News, said that the post-coronavirus (COVID-19) era will be kind to the destinations that have taken the time to ensure...

The Western Hospitality Institute's Negril Campus in Westmoreland now has a skills training centre, which will strengthen programme delivery in tourism and hospitality education at the facility. The $10-million project was undertaken through funding from the Government of Japan, under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects. It included rehabilitation of an existing building to house eight bedrooms to...

Copa Airlines resumed service to Jamaica on Monday (December 7) with a flight from Tocumen Airport in Panama City, Panama, arriving at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay with some 98 passengers and seven crew members on board. It was the airline’s first flight to the island, following the closure of the country’s borders earlier this year as part...

The Port Authority of Jamaica has welcomed Jamaica being named the World’s Leading Cruise Destination by the World Travel Awards (WTA) as a major achievement, particularly at a time when the global cruise industry is facing severe challenges due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)) pandemic. The announcement was made during a virtual awards ceremony held on Thursday (November 26). Speaking in...