by Charmaine Clarke | Nov 25, 2021 | Pulse
Officials say Ja can master health & wellness tourism Getting a share of the US$4.3-trillion health and wellness tourism market has been singled out as one of the targets in the Government’s Blue Ocean strategy to help claw back some of the $46.3 billion in...
by Charmaine Clarke | Nov 14, 2021 | Pulse
Increased demand for the destination has pushed Jamaica’s tourism players to change their forecast, predicting that by the last quarter of 2023 the country will earn $3.6 billion from 4.2 million visitors. This “return to normal” is a full three months earlier than...
by LTC Writer | Oct 29, 2021 | Pulse
The Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), which was scheduled to take place November 8-10, 2021 as a hybrid in-person/virtual event, will now be rescheduled to 2022. Organisers have opted to go that route in order to once again host participants in-person.The tourism...
by LTC Writer | Oct 11, 2021 | Pulse
With more than 98 per cent of its members surveyed saying COVID-19 vaccinations should be mandated for the tourism sector, the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) wants new hires to be fully vaccinated going forward. JHTA president Clifton Reader says the...
by Charmaine Clarke | Aug 26, 2021 | Pulse
Jamaica’s domestic tourism market is now larger than it was pre-pandemic, as locals stay closer to home for much-needed staycations. Industry players have been rolling out special rates to lure those with dreams of getting away from it all… in Jamaica.“Domestic...
