Budapest buzz

Budapest buzz

Never one to waste an opportunity to market Brand Jamaica, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett and his team made a splash in Budapest during the just concluded 2023 World Athletics Championships. The minister expects to see results after Jamaica Product Exchange (Japex)...
Bartlett bats for health & wellness tourism

Bartlett bats for health & wellness tourism

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says that Jamaica’s natural resources and geographic location make the island well-positioned to be a leader in the health and wellness tourism industry. He, therefore, called for greater investment to be made in the industry to...
Jamaica & Paraguay to sign MOU

Jamaica & Paraguay to sign MOU

Jamaica and the South American nation of Paraguay are set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at building regional tourism and boosting growth in the hospitality industries in both countries. The announcement was made as Minister Bartlett held bilateral...
Jamaica, Kenya collab on MICE

Jamaica, Kenya collab on MICE

Jamaica and Kenya have agreed to collaborate in the area of tourism in a bid to strengthen the hospitality sectors in both countries. Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett has revealed that the partnership between both countries will entail collaboration between the...
MICE: first hit, last to recover

MICE: first hit, last to recover

“You have to realise that what gets affected first, and is going to be the last to recover, is really corporate MICE travel,” says groups and conventions manager at the Jamaica Tourist Board, John Woolcock, as he explains the impact COVID-19 has had on that segment of...