Tourism Speed Networking Event

One hundred and twenty manufacturers showcased their work while interacting with buyers at the Christmas in July Trade show 2019. From, oils, to scrubs to paintings, the event had enough variety to meet the needs of every buyer. On this week’s tourism round up we hear the story of a few of the exhibitors.

On this week’s Get The Facts, we continue talking about funding opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Sized enterprises MSMEs through the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ).

The Christmas in July Tradeshow is celebrating 5 years of promoting local manufactures of corporate gifts. The marketplace brings buyers and suppliers together to meet and do business. Listen to how Christmas in July is impacting local business owners.

The Christmas in July trade show is celebrating 5 years. And with that comes new and exciting features for the 2019 staging of the event. We’re talking pop up fashion shows, live artistic drawings as well as one hundred and twenty local manufacturers showcasing their products. Stick around as we go deeper on this week’s tourism round up.

Several of Jamaica’s ports are being expanded, to accept the largest vessels the industry has to offer. This means more cruise passengers for the major resort towns and increased business in the wider communities. Our first stop is Montego Bay and we’ll tell you all about the planned developments on this week’s tourism round up.

The Minister of Tourism in partnership with the University of the West Indies is set to launch Jamaica’s first graduate tourism and hospitality programme. This is part of efforts to increase the level of training available locally for persons interested in entering the industry and those looking for further training.