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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) gives Captain of the MSC Meraviglia, Stephano Battinelli, an authentic Jamaican gift at the official welcome reception for the cruise ship’s inaugural visit to Ocho Rios on December 3. In the background is Hotel Manager of the MSC Meraviglia, Antonio Castellana. Minister Bartlett announced that the MSC Meraviglia will bring 50,000 cruise passengers between now and April of next year.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) gives Captain of the MSC Meraviglia, Stephano Battinelli, an authentic Jamaican gift at the official welcome reception for the cruise ship’s inaugural visit to Ocho Rios on December 3. In the background is Hotel Manager of the MSC Meraviglia, Antonio Castellana. Minister Bartlett announced that the MSC Meraviglia will bring 50,000 cruise passengers between now and April of next year.

Ocho Rios Welcomes New Cruise Ship

The resort town of Ocho Rios in St. Ann, continues to attract cruise ships, and today (December 3) it welcomed the MSC Meraviglia with its 7,200 passengers and crew to its port. A delegation that included Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund...
Club Med 2 docks in beautiful Port Antonio on November 25.
Club Med 2 docks in beautiful Port Antonio on November 25.

66 Cruise Ship Calls For December
Sandals Foundation Ambassador, Ian Spencer (second left), Public Relations and Communications Manager at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Latoya Rattary (second right), and Cosmetology Teacher Rondene Robertson (right), share a moment with a student at the WCJF’s Montego Bay branch in St. James on Tuesday (November 26).
Sandals Foundation Ambassador, Ian Spencer (second left), Public Relations and Communications Manager at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Latoya Rattary (second right), and Cosmetology Teacher Rondene Robertson (right), share a moment with a student at the WCJF’s Montego Bay branch in St. James on Tuesday (November 26).

Sandals Foundation Funds Renovations At Women’s Centre
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing Monday’s (November 25) opening session of the two-day Regional Policy Tourism Crisis Communication, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management meeting, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing Monday’s (November 25) opening session of the two-day Regional Policy Tourism Crisis Communication, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management meeting, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston

Systematic Approach Needed To Counter Tourism Threats – Bartlett
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right) shares a light moment with United States Ambassador, His Excellency Donald Tapia.  Occasion was a reception to welcome American Airlines
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right) shares a light moment with United States Ambassador, His Excellency Donald Tapia.  Occasion was a reception to welcome American Airlines' daily nonstop service from New York’s John F Kennedy Airport to Montego Bay, at the Sangster International Airport on November 21.

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Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, speaks to young persons at TPDCo’s Youth Expo and Career Fair, held at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica in St. Andrew recently. 
Tourism

Big Push on for Medical and Health and Wellness Tourism

In an effort to boost medical, and health and wellness tourism in the island, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has held discussions with the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Health and Wellness geared towards attracting more visitors for treatment and surgical procedures in Jamaica. According to Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, Jamaica is...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses business interests and tourism stakeholders at a reception to welcome the reintroduction of American Airlines service from New York’s JFK to Montego Bay, on November 21.  
Tourism

American Airline Resume Daily Non-Stop Flights From JFK to Mo’Bay

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says American Airline’s reintroduction of daily non-stop service from New York’s JFK Airport to Montego Bay, will give Jamaica a major leg up on its regional competitors. Addressing tourism stakeholders and business interests at a reception to welcome the return of service at the MBJ Sangster International Airport on Thursday (November 21), Minister Bartlett...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses business interests and tourism stakeholders at a reception to welcome the reintroduction of American Airlines service from New York’s JFK to Montego Bay, on November 21.
Tourism

American Airlines Resumes Daily Non-Stop Flights From JFK To Montego Bay

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says American Airline’s reintroduction of daily non-stop service from New York’s JFK Airport to Montego Bay, will give Jamaica a major leg up on its regional competitors. Addressing tourism stakeholders and business interests at a reception to welcome the return of service at the MBJ Sangster International Airport on Thursday (November 21), Minister Bartlett...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing the inaugural Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Wednesday, (November 20).
Health & WellnessTourism

Gov’t Pumping $66 Million Into Health And Wellness Tourism

The Ministry of Tourism will be spending $66 million over the next three years to strengthen and expand Health and Wellness Tourism in Jamaica. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, in making the announcement, said that health and wellness tourism is a growing market internationally and Jamaica is uniquely poised to capitalise on the industry. He said research has shown that...
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SportTourism

Jersey Mike’s Basketball Tournament A Boost For Sport Tourism

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the upcoming Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic Basketball Tournament in Montego Bay is “another feather in the cap” for the growing and increasingly lucrative sport tourism market. The Minister, in a statement to JIS News, said that increasingly, people are travelling to countries across the globe to participate in and...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.
AgricultureTourism

Farmers To Benefit From Tourism Boom

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging farmers to position themselves to take advantage of the expected boom in tourism over the next two years. He said that the Government’s target of adding 15,000 hotel rooms by 2021 presents a golden opportunity for players in the local sector. Mr. Shaw, who was speaking to JIS...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (holding his Pioneer Award plaque), with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Jennifer Griffith (to his right), at the RJRGLEANER Hospitality Jamaica Awards ceremony on November 15, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James. Sharing the moment are team members from the Ministry of Tourism.
Tourism

Increase In Cruise Ship Arrivals Projected

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica will see an increase in cruise ship arrivals, and by 2030 the country should see a projected three million visitors in a single year. Speaking to JIS News following an address to business interests and tourism stakeholders at the RJRGLEANER Hospitality Jamaica Awards, on November 15, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre...
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