by Rochelle Clayton | Feb 11, 2022 | Pulse
With Jamaica’s tourism sector steadily rebounding, Director of Tourism Donovan White said, if all things should go as planned, the island may welcome up to 4.3 million visitors by the third quarter of 2023. White, who was speaking at the Caribbean Tourism...
by LTC Writer | Jan 30, 2022 | Pulse
The Jamaican Government will be targeting more high-end investments in the tourism sector. The disclosure was made by Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett during a recent address to members of the diaspora. “I think we have reached the level in room count for mass...
by LTC Writer | Jan 30, 2022 | Pulse
To complement an ongoing thrust to bolster the tourism sector with locals lured into rediscovering Jamaica, the tourism ministry now has its sights set on Jamaicans living abroad. The ‘Rediscover Jamaica’ campaign, a partnership between the ministry and hoteliers,...
by LTC Writer | Jan 27, 2022 | People
It was through frequent visits with her husband Levi Price to the Arawak Hotel — now knows as Sandals Ocho Rios — that 84-year-old Gwendolyn “Gwen” Price fell in love with the tourism industry. Levi was a plumber at the hotel at the time, so every now and...
by LTC Writer | Jan 25, 2022 | Pulse
Jamaica will this year see its biggest hotel and resort development boom in any one year, with 8,000 additional hotel rooms in various stages of development and planning, the majority being led by European investors. At least 36,000 jobs will be created in the...
