Minister of Tourism, Jamaica, Hon. Edmund Bartlett will be in Dubai, UAE, on the occasion of COP 28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2023, with global leaders and governments discussing how to limit and prepare for future climate change.
The 28th edition of the summit is being held from 30 November to 12 December 2023.

During his visit to the UAE, Minister Bartlett will be presenting the inaugural Global Tourism Resilience Awards. Five honorary awards will be bestowed on five organisations that have demonstrated global leadership, pioneering vision and innovation to overcome critical challenges and adversity. The inaugural winners will act as benchmarks of tourism resilience best practice.

The honours will be presented by Minister Bartlett as part of the 30th annual World Travel Awards, taking place at the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah on 1 December, with a VIP audience of global travel leaders in attendance.

The Global Tourism Resilience Awards fall under the stewardship of The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) – an international think-tank headquartered in Jamaica, with offices in Africa, Canada, and the Middle East.

Founded by Minister Bartlett in 2018, the GTRCMC aims to help tourism stakeholders worldwide prepare for, manage and recover from a crisis. This is accomplished through providing services such as training, crisis communications, policy advice, project management, event planning, monitoring, evaluation, research and data analytics. The focus of the GTRCMC includes climate resilience, security and cybersecurity resilience, digital transformation and resilience, entrepreneurial resilience and pandemic resilience.

For more information about The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre visit gtrcmc.org.