Edmund Bartlett News

Jamaica House to light up Birmingham during 2022 Commonwealth Games
The spirit of Jamaica will come to Birmingham this summer with an exciting hospitality pop-up called Jamaica House, coinciding with the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Jamaica welcomes new Inter Caribbean Airways service to Ocho Rios
Jamaica has welcome the inaugural weekly flight from Providenciales, Turks & Caicos (PLS), into Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, by Inter Caribbean Airways. The ccasion marks the first scheduled commercial flight into Ian Fleming International Airport since renovation in 2011.

Collaboration key to creating Caribbean jobs, says WTTC
The WTTC has revealed the Caribbean’s travel sector could generate 1.3 million jobs over the next decade, if governments and the private sector enhance intra-regional cooperation.

Jamaica tourism to collaborate on mental health resilience
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Honourable Edmund Bartlett has announced that his Ministry and the Ministry of Health and Wellness will begin to collaborate in the area of mental health resilience. The announcement follows a mental health workshop that was spearheaded by the Jamaica Tourist Board’s Visitor Relations Unit at Iberostar in Montego Bay.

Small and medium tourism businesses key to Jamaica’s tourism resilience
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says the creation of policies to build resilience and capacity of local small and medium tourism enterprises is key for government.

Jamaica’s Minister Bartlett welcomes return of Reggae Sumfest
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has welcomed the return of Jamaica’s premier music festival, Reggae Sumfest to the island’s calendar of events. Known as the greatest reggae show in the world, it will take place at Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, July 18-23.
Jamaica set to host World FZO AICE Conference 2022
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett and Director of Tourism, Donovan White, have met with World Free Zones Organization, Chairman, Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, in Dubai ahead of World Free Zones Organization Annual International Conference and Exhibition, which is taking place at Montego Bay Convention Centre, Jamaica 13-17 June 2022.

Emirates opens gateway to Jamaica and Caribbean
Emirates Airlines is now selling seats to Jamaica, in a historic first for the country and for the Caribbean. The announcement follows a meeting between Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett and HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman & Chief Executive, Emirates Airline, at ATM 2022.

Investment in new ideas and tech poised to drive Middle East tourism
Tourism ministers from across the world convened at ATM’s Middle East Tourism Investment Summit 2022 to spotlight opportunities for Arabian tourism and the role of technology in elevating tourism experiences. Speakers included Nayef Al Fayez, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Jordan and Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica.

Jamaica and Saudi Arabia sign landmark MOU to develop sustainable and resilient tourism
Jamaica and Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of sustainable and resilient tourism between the two nations.

Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre and Bournmouth University ink partnership
The Hon Edmund Bartlett, Founder & Co-Chair, Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) has signed a letter of intent with Bournemouth University focussing on safeguarding tourism in Africa and the Caribbean. The two centres will share projects and foster public private partnerships in tourism resilience.

Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett inducted into Global Travel Hall of Fame
The Honourable Edmund Bartlett, Tourism Minister, Jamaica has become the first Caribbean tourism leader to be inducted into the prestigious Global Travel Hall of Fame.