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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

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...

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.

15 American Airline Flights Every Saturday

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.

Big Push on for Medical and Health and Wellness Tourism

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.

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

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

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing the inaugural Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Wednesday, (November 20).

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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...

6 years ago 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...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.

6 years ago 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...

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.

6 years ago 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...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), converses with St. Lucia’s Minister of Tourism, Information and Broadcasting, Dominic Fedee, during a Government Leaders panel discussion at the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations (CHICOS) Summit at the Secrets Wild Orchard and St. James Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James, on November 15.

6 years ago Tourism

Jamaica’s Hotel Room Stock Poised To Double Within 10 Years

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s hotel room stock is poised to double within 10 years, based on developments slated to come on stream. Among these, he said, are: the Princess Hotel in Hanover with 2,000 rooms; the 1700-room Hard Rock Casino Hotel in St. James; Harmony Cove in Trelawny with 3,000 rooms; and the Marriot International all-inclusive resort...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), with Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Business Development of Karisma Hotels and Resorts, Ruben Becerra (centre) and President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, at the opening at the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS) at Secrets Resort in Montego Bay on November 14.

6 years ago Tourism

Karisma To Break Ground For Sugarcane Bay Early Next Year

Karisma Hotels and Resorts is set to break ground early next year for its US$1-billion Sugarcane Bay multi-resort development in Llandovery, St. Ann. The project will add 4,800 new rooms over 10 years. “We are set to break ground in the first quarter of 2020 to improve on our room count here in Jamaica,” Vice President of Karisma, Ruben Becerra,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (second right), enjoys a light moment with (from left) Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and Minister of Tourism for St Lucia, Dominique Fedee; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw; and Minister of Tourism for The Bahamas, Dionisio D’Aguilar. Occasion was a cocktail reception for the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS) in Montego Bay on Wednesday night (November13).

6 years ago Tourism

Jamaica A Prime Destination For Tourism Investment – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the strategic marketing of the sector beyond the traditional sand, sun and sea concept has placed Jamaica in the enviable position of being a prime destination for foreign direct investment (FDI). Addressing a group of high-level investors and other stakeholders at a cocktail reception for the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit...