Tourism and Entertainment Ministry moves to maximize the economical potential of the country’s cultural product.

In 2010, the Casino Gaming Act was passed. Part III of that piece of legislation deals specifically with approved Integrated Resort Developments, IRDs. This concept involves the coordinated creation of hotel accommodation and recreational facilities.

Today, this small island is recognized for the ability of its men and women to dominate sporting events, particularly on the tracks. Today we take a look at sports tourism and what it has in store for our island home – Jamaica.

Health Tourism is an international trend set by consumers seeking to enhance their well being through their travel experiences. The term refers to those clients with medical conditions who would travel to experience healing therapies, to look and feel better, lose weight, relieve pain or discomfort, manage stress, or partake in the use of natural supplements to improve their health.

Tourism is big business in Jamaica; proudly holding the title of Jamaica’s leading source of foreign exchange. And for that reason, steps are constantly being taken to ensure that the brand is not just preserved. The preservation and promotion of these sites are today referred to as Heritage Tourism.

More than 10-thousand exhibitors from 188 countries gathered in Berlin from March 6 – 10, to present their products and services at the world’s largest tourism convention - ITB Berlin.Some 1–hundred ministers of tourism and state secretaries from around the world were also in attendance – among them, Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. Wykeham McNeil. He was on hand to...