Jamaica ahead of tourism targets

Jamaica ahead of tourism targets

Jamaica is expected to welcome five million visitors in 2024, a full 12 months ahead of the initial target. It is also poised to generate a projected US$5 billion in earnings from tourism for the 2023 calendar year, based on the current trend in the industry’s...
US$5.7 billion: Jamaica’s earning since reopening

US$5.7 billion: Jamaica’s earning since reopening

After months of closure following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Jamaica’s tourism sector said it has, to date, raked in more than US$5.7 billion in earnings since reopening its borders in June 2020. According to recent data, more than five million...
Time to unite… again

Time to unite… again

By Executive Chairman, Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart “There is no doubt that the pandemic united us.  While disarming ourselves of competitive tensions we had to focus on the big picture at all times. It was probably the first time in modern-day travel...
Celebrating Tourism Awareness Week

Celebrating Tourism Awareness Week

Now being celebrated until October 1, Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) 2022 got underway with representatives from the Ministry of Tourism, its public bodies and the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) gathering to give thanks for the industry and its...