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Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer.

16,000 Tourism Workers Sensitised

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, says close to 16,000 tourism workers have already been sensitised about COVID-19 safety protocols, in a series of workshops organised by the entity. These workshops, which began on...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (centre) discusses the preparations that have been made at the Sangster International Airport to facilitate the reopening of the tourism sector on Monday (June 15), with Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jacqueline Bisasor-McKenzie (left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, during an inspection of the airport ahead of Monday’s reopening of the facility to international tourist travel. Minister Bartlett led a team that observed health protocols to detect and guard against the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Adequate Systems in Place for Reopening of Tourism Sector – Bartlett

Training Manager for the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Western Region, Megan Mollison at a recent sensitization forum for tourism workers at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

Emphasis on COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols for Tourism Stakeholders

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (FILE)

Tourism Minister Says Industry Ready To Receive Visitors

Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a digital press conference at the Ministry's New Kingston offices on Thursday (June 11).

All 3,289 Repatriated Jamaicans Tested For COVID-19

6 years ago Tourism

Nationals and Non- Nationals Require Authorization Document to Travel to Jamaica

As of June 15, both nationals and non- nationals will require a travel authorization document in order to travel to Jamaica, under the new controlled entry programme. Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness made the announcement during a virtual press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre on Friday (June 12). Outlining how the new protocol...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessTourism

Mandatory Testing For Tourists

Mandatory coronavirus (COVID-19) testing will be conducted on tourists when the country reopens to non-nationals on Monday, June 15. The confirmation came from Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during the Ministry of Health and Wellness ‘Every One Counts’ COVID Conversations Digital Town Hall, held on Thursday (June 11). Minister Bartlett said testing of the visitors arriving from source markets,...

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Tourism Stakeholders Urged To Take Advantage Of COVID-19 Training

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, is encouraging tourism stakeholders to take full advantage of the sensitisation sessions on the coronavirus (COVID-19) health and safety protocols as they prepare for the reopening of the local industry on June 15. He said that the protocols will be crucial in protecting workers, tourists and local communities....

Training Manager for the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Western Region, Megan Mollison, gives a presentation on the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols for the island’s hotels when they reopen on June 15. Occasion was day two of the TPDCo COVID-19 Protocol Sensitisation workshop, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Tuesday ( June 9).

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Emphasis On COVID-19 Protocols In Hotels

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has embarked on a series of sensitisation workshops to highlight coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols, which will govern the tourism sector when it reopens on June 15. These workshops target tourism workers as well as other stakeholders in the sector and will be held over the course of six days, from June 8 to June 15,...

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

TPDCo Begins Sensitisation For COVID-19 Health And Safety Protocols

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, says sensitisation sessions for the COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols that will be implemented for the reopening of the tourism sector have begun. The sessions started yesterday (June 8) with hotels in Negril and St. Ann and will run until June 15, when the sector reopens. “We had...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chukka Caribbean Adventures, Marc Melville (fourth left), shares a photo opportunity with team members after receiving the Tour Operator of the Year Award from Carnival Cruise Lines, at a function in Cozumel, Mexico, in 2019.

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Chukka Caribbean Prepares To Welcome Visitors

With the tourism sector getting ready to welcome the return of international visitors on June 15, one of the Caribbean and Jamaica’s biggest attractions says it is far advanced in regard to health and safety protocols, as it relates to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Chukka Caribbean Adventures in St. Ann, with more than 800 employees locally and 1,000 more at locations...

6 years ago Tourism

UDC Attractions To Reopen Soon

The public is advised that all attractions owned and operated by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and its and subsidiary, the St. Ann Development Company (SADCo) remain closed at this time, however, they are being readied for a safe reopening. UDC’s preparations are in line with the guidelines developed with the Government of Jamaica through the Ministry of Tourism. These...