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A ‘December to Remember’ for Tourism

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the sector is poised to exit 2019 and enter 2020 on the back of a healthy 10 per cent increase in earnings and an equally impressive 1.7 per cent spike in visitor arrivals, based...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica National Group, Earl Jarrett, share a moment with Kathleen Henry, who has served the tourism sector for approximately 60 years. Occasion was the Golden Tourism Day Awards held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James.

Centre Of Tourism Innovation On Course To Meet Certification Target

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), cuts the ribbon to officially commission 15 new automated immigration kiosks into service at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on December 14. Sharing the moment (from left) are Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Regional Director for the United Kingdom/Northern Europe, Elizabeth Fox; Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration, and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter; Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; President of the Montego Bay chapter of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Robin Russell; Director of Tourism, Donovon White; Operations Manager for Immigration, Sangster International Airport, Althea Allen-Keene; and JTB’s Regional Director of Tourism for Canada, Angella Bennett.

Sangster Airport Gets 15 New Immigration Kiosks

Acting Craft Coordinator at the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Cheryl Lewis (right), examines jewellery produced by local artisan, Brianna Leigh-An Johnson, during TPDCo’s craft fair at Emancipation Park in New Kingston, on December 13.

TPDCo Stages Fourth Annual Craft Fair

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing the Trafalgar Travel Limited long service and awards ceremony and 25th anniversary celebration at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on December 5.

Tourism Earnings For 2019 Estimated At US$3.7 Billion

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Jamaica Readying For Global Tourism Growth Over Next Decade

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is positioning itself to meet the demands of the global tourism market over the next 10 years. He told JIS News that estimates are for global tourism to grow to 1.8 billion international visitors by 2030, with earnings of US$2 trillion. Some 40 million new jobs will be created, and one out...

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Jamaicans To Be Equipped For High-Skilled Jobs In Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is moving quickly to capitalise on the opportunities for high-skilled employment in tourism. The Minister, who was speaking at a recent reception at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay to welcome LATAM Airlines’ direct service to the island, said that the move will see citizens accessing more substantive jobs. He said...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks at a reception ceremony for the crew of a LATAM Airlines flight that made its inaugural visit to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on December 2.

6 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Highlights Growing South American Market

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the South American market is growing into one of the biggest and most lucrative in the world, with Brazilians alone spending US$11.5 billion in the United States (US) last year. In an interview with JIS News following a reception ceremony for the LATAM flight crew at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay,...

Chairman of the National Cruise Council (NCC) and Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Michael Belnavis

6 years ago Tourism

Ocho Rios Reaping Benefits Of Measures To Boost Cruise Ship Calls

Chairman of the National Cruise Council (NCC) Michael Belnavis, is crediting the boom in cruise-ship arrivals to Ocho Rios to an “all-in approach” by all stakeholders to maintain order in the town and improve the environment for visitors. He was speaking to JIS News on Tuesday (December 3), following the inaugural visit of the MSC Meraviglia to the resort town...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), with Captain of the inaugural LATAM Airlines flight from Lima, Peru, Captain Hugo Feldsmith Paino (left) and First Officer, Danieia Santibanez, at the Sangster International Airport on December 2.

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Jamaica The Most Connected Destination In The English-Speaking Caribbean

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that with LATAM Airlines now joining American Airlines with direct flights out of major international gateways, Jamaica has become the most connected destination in the English-speaking Caribbean. Addressing tourism stakeholders and business interests at a welcome reception for crew members of the LATAM Airlines flight from Lima, Peru, at the Sangster International Airport on...

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.

6 years ago Tourism

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 Bartlett; and Jamaica Vacations Executive Director, Joy Roberts, greeted the Meravigilia, one of the prime jewels in the MSC Cruise...

Club Med 2 docks in beautiful Port Antonio on November 25.

6 years ago Tourism

66 Cruise Ship Calls For December

A total of 66 cruise ships are scheduled to call at ports across the island for the month of December. Of the total, 25 are scheduled for the resort town of Ocho Rios, with 19 for Montego Bay, 18 for Falmouth, and four for Port Antonio. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, told JIS News that the figure, while less than...