WATCH: LTC January 2023

WATCH: LTC January 2023

We talk one-night stays with the JHTA, visit rustic Windmill Cottages plus take a look at what’s on the menu at Grego’s Seafood Bar & Grill in this month’s issue. Here we go… Let’s...
Locals STILL welcome

Locals STILL welcome

President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Robin Russell has dismissed concerns that locals are now being treated shabbily because foreigners are once again flocking to the country’s shores. “That is definitely not what is happening! We do treasure...
Robin Russell’s vision for JHTA

Robin Russell’s vision for JHTA

Robin Russell has little interest in sporadic cash injections that will give the tourism sector a short-term shot in the arm. What he will focus on, during his tenure as president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), is long-term sustainability. This...
Record October for Jamaica

Record October for Jamaica

Jamaica’s tourism sector is on track for record arrivals for the month of October 2022, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. According to Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett preliminary figures released by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) for the first three weeks of...
Cruise control

Cruise control

IF passenger feedback is anything to go by, Jamaica’s cruise sector appears to be moving in the right direction. Efforts are underway to boost both home-grown and international marketing of the sector; meanwhile the tourism ministry is expected to make yet another...