In the final piece of a three-part interview with Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, Breaking Travel News editor, Chris O’Toole, finds out how it feels to have been recognised by the World Travel Awards.

Breaking Travel News catches up with Essie Gardner, commissioner general of the Jamaica Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020, to find out more about the outsized impact the Caribbean destination has on global culture. With food and music the focal point of the offering, she tells Breaking Travel News editor, Chris O’Toole, about her ambitions for the one-of-a-kind event in the United Arab Emirates

Created by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation UK & Europe, the event will bring buyers and suppliers together and provide the opportunity to grow business and learn more about the region.

Jamaica has confirmed that TUI UK will be re-starting flights from the UK this Thursday. This follows news that fully vaccinated Brits no longer need to quarantine on return from amber destinations.

The US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has expressed an interest in collaborating with its Caribbean neighbours on tourism-enhancing initiatives.

Jamaica has reopened its borders to UK-based travellers. The decision comes after flights to the Caribbean island were banned for several months in the wake of skyrocketing Covid-19 cases in Europe.