Professor Heinz Simonitsch is one of the living legends of the hospitality industry. In 1963 he became the general manager at Half Moon Resort in Jamaica, where he spent 40 years transforming it into a world-class resort.During his tenure he also played a key role in helping build Jamaica into a year-round destination and a favourite of the European market. He was also twice President of the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association.

Jamaica’s tourism industry continues to prove resilient to the downturn, posting a 2 percent increase in visitor arrivals in February, on top of a 3.9 percent rise in overall visitors in 2008.Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, said the Canadian market is particularly strong with double-digit growth, and the U.S. is showing a strong recovery.

Some of China’s top movers and shakers in travel and investment met at the World Travel Awards Olympic VIP Lounge, the Westin Beijing Financial Street, to hear about Jamaica’s tourist attractions and its investment potential.

Breaking Travel News interviews Kirk Kennedy, Minister for Trade & Tourism, Jamaica at Arabian Travel Investment Conference 2008, Dubai.

Jamaica’s new Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has announced an exciting new array of attractions as part of his vision which sets out how he intends to grow the country’s broader appeal to the overseas visitor.

Breaking Travel News interviews William Tatham, Vice President Cruise Shipping & Marina Operations, Jamaica Cruise at World Travel Market 2007 on launching a new cruise destination at Falmouth.