Jamaica Tourist Board News
Jamaica ready to welcome visitor for 60th anniversary of independence
Jamaica has formally launched the start of activities to mark the island’s 60th anniversary of Independence under the theme ‘Reigniting a Nation for Greatness’.
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett takes brand Jamaica globally
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is embarking on a global marketing tour to boost visitor arrivals. Stops will include Europe, Middle East and Latin America as he expects to have agreements signed for an additional 8,000 new hotel rooms in Jamaica.
WTTC reports resurgent international travel at Global Summit 2022
The WTTC forecasts a major increase in global international flights bookings as international travel reopens. Figures indicate triple-digit growth for inbound flight bookings around the world, compared to last year. Resurgent nations include Jamaica, Portugal and Greece.
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett welcomes start of RIU hotel build
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has welcomed the start of construction on the RIU Aquarelle. The Spanish hotel chain is the first foreign investor to break ground for a hotel construction since the reopening of Jamaica’s tourism sector after the pandemic.
Jamaica ends pre-arrival Covid testing
International visitors to Jamaica will no longer be required to present a negative Covid-19 Antigen or PCR result prior to travel to the island, as from 16 April.
Jamaica enjoys strong visitor arrivals
Jamaica welcomed more than 1.5 million visitor arrivals in 2021, beating predictions, whilst on-island spending exceeded US$2 billion.
Jamaica and Emirates Airlines in talks to build new partnerships
Emirates Airlines and Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett initiated discussions during his visits to the World Expo 2020 Dubai, with the aim of enhancing airlift connectivity to the Caribbean from the Middle East and other regions.
Jamaica reports rapid rise in UK visitors
The Jamaica Tourist Board has reported a significant increase in UK visitors returning to the Caribbean island with more than 15,000 arrivals in January, 18,000 arrivals in December and 16,000 arrivals in November.
Sterling appointed Jamaica tourism ambassador
Jamaica-born English footballer, Raheem Sterling, will be the face of the Caribbean destination in the United Kingdom and Europe as the country celebrates its sixtieth anniversary of independence.
Johnson Smith leads Jamaica delegation at Expo 2020
Jamaica has sought to showcase its offering to the world during national day celebrations at Expo 2020. A high-level delegation was headed by senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs.
GTRCMC showcase arrives at Expo 2020
The Global Tourism Resilience & Disaster Management Centre has sought to redefine the international response to calamity during an event at Expo 2020.
Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism, Jamaica
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has been the driving force behind the launch of Global Tourism Resilience Day. Here he tells Breaking Travel News more about the project as it launches at Expo 2020 in Dubai.