Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is optimistic about a surge in arrivals for the upcoming Winter Tourist Season, which gets underway on December 15. He said that the country was...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has said that tourism earnings for this year could eclipse 2008 figures, despite the global economic recession. Last year, the country earned approximately US$1.6...

The St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation recently hosted representatives of a number of corporate entities in Kingston as the Foundation seeks to highlight the parish as the ideal place for Jamaicans...

In its continued effort at sensitising workers about the deadly HIV/AIDS virus, through the promotion of a Tourism HIV/AIDS workplace policy, the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) launched a...

President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, has expressed keen interest in learning about tourism development in Jamaica. President Kikwete, who was speaking at a...

Career opportunities in tourism available to young people, were highlighted by Director General in the Ministry of Tourism, Miss Carole Guntley, at a Tourism Youth Expo and Career Fair, held...

Jamaica is gearing up for more high-rollers and heavy spenders with Cabinet's recent approval of an 'inventory-enrichment strategy,' which will allow merchants to import more high-end products into the island....

British Airways (BA) made its inaugural non-stop flight from London's Gatwick Airport in England to Montego Bay St. James, with 280 passengers on board, on Thursday (October 29). The crew...

Residents in Manchester have been challenged to consider community tourism as a viable economic option, to replace the fallout in the bauxite industry, due to the downturn in the world's...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, has defended his Ministry's decision to focus on resort areas in its Spruce Up Jamaica programme, financed by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). "I,...

Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett, has insisted that the sector is the most resilient of all industries, with the "fastest capacity for turnaround". He reiterated the point at an awards...