Having welcomed record numbers of visitors to the island in 2018, Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, celebrates with Breaking Travel News during ITB Berlin. He also tells editor Chris O’Toole about his ambition to return the proceeds of the hospitality sector to the people of the country.

The agency will be responsible for spearheading the destination’s inspired and aggressive campaign efforts, showcasing Jamaica’s distinct offerings and further driving the consistent and impressive tourism growth the island has experienced in the last decade.

Having been recognised with the title of Caribbean’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre by the World Travel Awards, Karron Benjamin, interim general manager at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, tells Breaking Travel News how it feels to have won.

With a record-breaking 4.31 million travellers visiting Jamaica in 2018, the island nation’s tourism industry is poised to boost its rate of growth by expanding investments in small- and medium-sized tourism enterprises.

The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association officially opened the show earlier at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. The event will be held in collaboration with the Jamaica ministry of tourism, the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association and the Jamaica Tourist Board.

Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism for Jamaica, celebrates with Breaking Travel News as the Caribbean destination claims a host of top titles at the World Travel Awards.