Airlift needed

Airlift needed

Director of Tourism, Donovan White says air connectivity remains the key to building multi-destination tourism in the Caribbean. Speaking at the Global Tourism Resilience Conference at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies on February 18, he...
Double-digit growth

Double-digit growth

On the heels of Jamaica’s strong recovery after fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the forecast for 2023 is that the destination is on track to achieve 11 per cent growth. Gross foreign exchange earnings for the 2023 calendar year are also forecasted to reach a...
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...
Jamaica wows at World Travel Awards

Jamaica wows at World Travel Awards

Jamaica has been named the World’s Leading Family Destination and World’s Leading Wedding Destination at the 2022 World Travel Awards. The international recognition took place at the Gala ceremony at Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Muscat, Oman. “These...
Caribbean ranks high in incentive market

Caribbean ranks high in incentive market

The Caribbean is high on the list of preferred destinations for the incentive travel market out of the US, according to the most recent data from the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) Global. “At the moment, the destination that North Americans are most...