Historic tourism resilience conference

Historic tourism resilience conference

The historic Global Tourism Resilience Conference, which was held from February 15-17, 2023 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, ended with a major declaration recognising the importance of building tourism resilience...
February 17 is Global Tourism Resilience Day

February 17 is Global Tourism Resilience Day

Jamaica’s efforts to bolster resilience in global tourism by proposing the official designation of February 17th as Global Tourism Resilience Day annually has yielded great success, as the United Nations (UN) has officially ratified the move to facilitate its...
Airbnb grants US$250K to resilience centre

Airbnb grants US$250K to resilience centre

In keeping with its primary focus on sustainability, the 2022 Airbnb Community Fund has included the Global Tourism Resilience Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) on its list of list of grant recipients. More than US$6 million in grants has been awarded to 20-plus...
Financial ties for resilience centre

Financial ties for resilience centre

Plans are in high gear to strengthen ties between the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF). This follows a meeting with Minister of Tourism and Co-Chair of the GTRCMC Edmund Bartlett, CAF...
Weathering any storm

Weathering any storm

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...