Jamaica News
S Hotel Jamaica recognized as one of the Top 10 Hotels in the Caribbean
Condé Nast Traveler announced the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards with S Hotel Jamaica being recognized as the Top 10 Hotels in the Caribbean & Central America category. Jamaica also ranked number seven among islands in the Caribbean and the Atlantic.
CTM’s Caribbean Travel Forum highlights industry issues
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s 40th Caribbean Travel Marketplace brought 700+ delegates from 25 buyer countries, including Canada, to Puerto Rico this week. For more in depth detail and analysis view our video interviews below.
Caribbean should be multi-country destination like Europe, says CHTA; agent program launching
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) will launch a “Certified Caribbean Travel Advisor Program” next year as part of a strategy to position the Caribbean as a multi-destination experience that goes beyond sun, sea and sand.
Jamaican hotelier awarded Caribbean Hotelier of the Year
Jamaican businessman Kevin Hendrickson is the Caribbean Hotels and Tourism Association’s Hotelier of the Year. Hendrickson was announced Caribbean Hotelier of the Year at the inaugural Caribbean Travel Forum, a new addition to the CHTA’s Travel Marketplace.
JAMAICA EARNS US 5.7 BILLION SINCE REOPENING
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund has announced that Jamaica has earned US 5.7 billion since reopening its borders in June 2020. The data also shows that the island welcomed over five million visitors over the same period. The announcement follows the destination’s strong tourism recovery efforts that saw its best summer ever according to arrivals figures. For the summer period, the island recorded over 224 thousand stopover arrivals in June while 2019 June figures show 222 thousand arrivals.
Hundreds converge on Puerto Rico for Caribbean Travel Marketplace
More than 400 buyers from 26 territories are expected to converge on Puerto Rico for the return of Caribbean Travel Marketplace, two years after the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) was forced to cancel face-to-face meetings owing to COVID-19.
Tourism Innovation Incubator to Support Jamaican Innovators
Jamaica’s tourism sector is set to benefit from an injection of fresh innovative ideas for products and services through the introduction of the much-anticipated Tourism Innovation Incubator, which was launched by the Tourism Enhancement Fund September 30.
Multi-destination tourism key to Caribbean’s recovery, ministers say
“When we are united, we, as the Caribbean, are unstoppable.” Those were the sentiments of Kenneth Bryan, the Cayman Islands’ Minister of Tourism and newly-elected chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) as he played host to both the CTO’s Business Meetings and Caribbean Youth Tourism Conference and IATA’s fourth annual Caribbean Aviation Day in George Town in Grand Cayman from Sept. 9-15.
Return of Music Festivals Boosts Tourism Recovery
Music lovers have returned to festivals in large numbers this summer after their Covid-induced pause, an enormous boon for destinations relying on those events to attract visitors and accelerate their tourism recovery.
Jamaica tourism Invites coverage of the Tourism Awareness Week 2022 Youth Forum
The Youth Forum has been organised as part of a series of activities to celebrate Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) 2022.
Caribbean sees surge in long-term bookings as region reopens
The Caribbean has seen its “largest ever” number of future bookings as visitor numbers surpass 2019 levels.
Jamaican Minister of Tourism discusses Japan Jamaica relationship
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett discussed the establishment of a Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre and the strong Japan Jamaica relationship in a courtesy call with His Excellency Shunsuke TAKEI, Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs, yesterday at his office in Tokyo.