by LTC Writer | Oct 3, 2022 | People, Pulse
Distinguished Jamaican hotelier and businessman Kevin Hendrickson has been declared Caribbean Hotelier of the Year by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). The award was presented during CHTA’s historic Caribbean Travel Forum ahead of the official...
by LTC Writer | Oct 2, 2022 | Pulse
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...
by Charmaine Clarke | Sep 29, 2022 | Pulse
Resilience. It’s a word that comes up in almost every discussion about the tourism industry these days. Including weather-related events and a pandemic, there have been an estimated 12 major disruptions in the sector in the last half a century. After the...
by Charmaine Clarke | Sep 29, 2022 | Pulse
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, co-chair and founder of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre explains why the centre was launched and the work it has been doing. LetsTravelCaribbean.com: Why was there a need to establish the Global Tourism...
by Charmaine Clarke | Sep 29, 2022 | Pulse
Resilience has joined sustainability as the newest buzzword in tourism circles and the point is often made that Caribbean countries have a much better chance of recovering from any disruption if they work together. “If we can forget, for a minute, the wonderful values...
