Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says tourism-dependent countries like Jamaica need a systematic approach, incorporating the relevant stakeholders and requisite resources, to counter existing and potential threats to the industry. Among these threats, he noted, are issues related to climate change, epidemics and pandemics, and terrorism, in particular cyberattacks. “Building resilience will require a strengthening of collaborations at the national...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says American Airlines will be sending 15 flights into Montego Bay every Saturday, starting December. He said the move represents a record for any single carrier and will ensure that Jamaica’s tourism continues to soar, “moving us closer to achieving the target of five million visitors by 2021”. Minister Bartlett, who was speaking to JIS...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...