US$1.4B winter tourist season

US$1.4B winter tourist season

Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says with the anticipated boost of US$1.4 billion from tourism earnings for the winter tourist season, the country’s foreign exchange inflows remain on a growth trajectory for the first quarter of 2023. He explained that the...
Job well done!

Job well done!

Minister of Tourism for Jamaica, Edmund Bartlett has said a very public thank you to key ministries and individuals for the role they played in helping the country’s tourism industry recover during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a crowning moment that defines the...
GOLDEN 14: Tourism Day Awards

GOLDEN 14: Tourism Day Awards

Fourteen stalwarts who have dedicated 50 years or more to Jamaica’s tourism sector have been given the recognition they deserve. They took centre stage at the Golden Tourism Day Awards held at the AC Hotel in Kingston on December 11. “As minister of tourism, this...
Madden-Greig looking forward to working with new CHTA VPs

Madden-Greig looking forward to working with new CHTA VPs

President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Nicola Madden-Greig is looking forward to working with a new slate of vice presidents as the CHTA moves to tackle issues that impact tourism in the region. For the period 2022-2024, four new VPs have been...
$100m fund for tourism innovators

$100m fund for tourism innovators

Participants in Jamaica’s Tourism Innovation Incubator whose ideas are chosen for implementation will have access to $100 million to transform those ideas into profitable projects. “I have put $100 million in EXIM Bank for the new ideas which are converted into...