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Jamaica is the number destination in the Caribbean for British travellers
Jamaica is now the number one destination in the Caribbean for UK travellers. Known for its warm hospitality, bold personality and larger than life spirit, the vibrant Caribbean island continues to welcome a record number of UK visitors with 2022 visitor arrivals surpassing previous records, catapulting the island to the top spot in the Caribbean for British holiday makers.
Bartlett Invites Private Sector Investment in Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett is urging players in the private sector to invest in the highly successful Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival (JBMCF) to truly reap the economic benefits of the groundbreaking event. This as Minister Bartlett revealed that the Ministry of Tourism is seeking to hand-over the event, which is the Caribbean’s only coffee festival, to private sector entrepreneurs within the next two years.
Minister Bartlett Announces $100 Million Fund for Tourism Incubator Innovators
Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has revealed that participants in the Tourism Innovation Incubator whose ideas are chosen for implementation, will have access to $100 million to transform those ideas into profitable projects.
Burna Boy, Cardi B & Offset Boost Jamaica as Number One Location for Music Celebs
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has lauded Nigerian International music star, Burna Boy for a stellar performance, which attracted thousands of locals and visitors to the island’s capital, Kingston on December 18, 2022 and also welcomed the heightened exposure for Jamaica brought by American Music stars Cardi B and Offset who vacationed on the island recently.
SANDALS® RESORTS INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCES CUTTING-EDGE ACCOMMODATIONS IN JAMAICA AND ST. LUCIA
Excitement for 2023 is building at Sandals Resorts International (SRI), as the Caribbean’s leading all-inclusive resort company unveils next generation expansions to its beloved, flagship family resort, Beaches Negril in Jamaica, (voted Jamaica’s Leading All-Inclusive Family Resort 2022 at the World Travel Awards) and the lush, nature-laden Sandals Halcyon Beach in Castries, St. Lucia.
Minister Bartlett Announces $100 Million Fund for Tourism Incubator Innovators
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has revealed that participants in the Tourism Innovation Incubator whose ideas are chosen for implementation, will have access to $100 million to transform those ideas into profitable projects.
Bartlett Cops MBCCI 2022 President’s Special Award
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has copped yet another major award for his contribution to Jamaica’s tourism sector and national development as he received the 2022 President’s Special Award from the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Paradise exists, and it’s just off the coast of Montego Bay, Jamaica.
As you enter through the imposing gates of Round Hill Hotel and Villas just a 30 minute drive out of Montego Bay you are immediately impressed with the sweeping grounds of this magnificent estate.
Canada, Jamaica Agree to New Era of Cooperation to Strengthen Tourism
The long-established relationship between Jamaica and Canada, its second largest tourism market, has been strengthened with an agreement reached yesterday to enter a new era of cooperation and collaboration in tourism, resilience and sustainability.
Bartlett – Jamaica Secures 283,000 Seats Out of Canada – Well Ahead of 2019 Numbers
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has reported success in increasing airline seats out of Canada, Jamaica’s second largest visitor market. “So far, we have been successful in commitments that will see the number of airline seats at a record 283,000 out of Canada to Jamaica this winter; 26,000 more seats than was recorded in 2019, pre-COVID-19,” he announced this afternoon. These are from major travel partners such as Air Canada Vacations, WestJet, Transat and Sunwing.
Escapism exists and is thriving in Ocho Rios Jamaica
I recently had the good fortune to stay at the unique and quite remarkable Golden Eye resort in Ocho Rios Jamaica. This is no ordinary resort or hotel, it is a private collection of lovingly cared for private villas, cottages and beach huts. Before I wax lyrical about the rooms, the service and the incredible beauty of the resorts surroundings, let me first take you on a fascinating historical journey.
Bartlett wants greater investment to fuel post-COVID-19 tourism recovery
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has called for a new investment thrust to help the industry recover from the fallout caused by the 40 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) loss brought about by the novel coronavirus pandemic.