Invest in Blue Mountain Coffee Fest

Invest in Blue Mountain Coffee Fest

Jamaica’s Tourism Ministry is urging private investors to take over the already successful Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival (JBMCF) and develop it into a major international event that will attract thousands of visitors. Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett made...
US$1.4B winter tourist season

US$1.4B winter tourist season

Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says with the anticipated boost of US$1.4 billion from tourism earnings for the winter tourist season, the country’s foreign exchange inflows remain on a growth trajectory for the first quarter of 2023. He explained that the...
Job well done!

Job well done!

Minister of Tourism for Jamaica, Edmund Bartlett has said a very public thank you to key ministries and individuals for the role they played in helping the country’s tourism industry recover during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a crowning moment that defines the...
Jamaica poised for largest room boom

Jamaica poised for largest room boom

With Jamaica’s local tourism interests upbeat and expecting a “very good winter tourist season”, the minister with responsibility for the sector Edmund Bartlett is even more bullish about the long-term prospects. Bartlett says thousands of resort rooms are...
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...