Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says tourism in the rural areas of the country will provide key opportunities for a full recovery of the local industry from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Addressing a church service at Trumpet Call Ministries International in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday (September 27) to mark the start of Tourism Awareness Week, the Minister...

A special Community Tourism Unit is to be established in the Ministry of Tourism within the next five years. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett made the disclosure in his message for World Tourism Day on September 27. The Minister said that the unit will be developed “to work with communities and hotels to expand participation by community members, while providing...

The Ministry of Tourism says it is heartened that the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has broadened the scope of the Rural Economic Development Initiative Phase II (REDI II), to provide a suitable response to the fallout from COVID-19. “This will assist many community-based tourism entities at the grassroots… to weather the ravaging impact of the pandemic and better position...

Today, we join the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the global community in celebrating World Tourism Day.  This year’s theme: “Tourism and Rural Development” highlights the unique role that tourism plays in providing opportunities outside of big cities and preserving cultural and natural heritage all around the world. Here in Jamaica, this theme will guide our activities for...

The Ministry of Tourism is staging photo and jingle competitions to mark Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) from September 27 to October 3. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Director of Tourism, Donovan White, said that the competitions are part of strategies being employed by the Ministry, its agencies and industry partners to raise awareness about the importance of tourism...

Tourism Awareness Week will begin on Sunday, September 27, with a virtual church service, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The service will be held at Trumpet Call Ministries International, in Montego Bay, and streamed live via the Ministry of Tourism’s Youtube and Facebook pages. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s head office in Kingston, on September 22, Director...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, will participate in international webinars as part of activities to observe Tourism Awareness Week from September 27 to October 3. The Minister provided details at a JIS Think Tank, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston on September 22. “I am going to be involved with some international webinars. One with the United...