Sandals ups the ante on romance

Sandals ups the ante on romance

With its recent survey showing that more than half of American women (55 per cent) wish their relationships mirrored those of the couples from their most beloved romance novels, Sandals® Resorts’ Institute of Romance — a newly launched trend-house created by the...
Big tourism budget

Big tourism budget

More than $500 million has been earmarked for work on several tourism-related projects across Jamaica during the 2022/23 fiscal year. This was disclosed by Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, during the March 1 meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of...
Caribbean Travel Marketplace set for October

Caribbean Travel Marketplace set for October

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) signature event, Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM), which brings together buyers and sellers of the region’s tourism products, will be hosted by Puerto Rico between October 3 and 5 this year. “The COVID-19 pandemic...
Big tourism budget for creativity & culture

Big tourism budget for creativity & culture

Jamaica’s creative and cultural industries are set to receive a boost, with $31 million in support earmarked in the 2022/2023 tourism budget. Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, in making the disclosure, noted that the creative and cultural industries have...
NEW: Hotel Industry Analytics course

NEW: Hotel Industry Analytics course

In a nod to the increasing importance of data analytics to the tourism industry, the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) has launched a new certification programme for professionals in the sector. Thirty free places will be offered to industry managers and...