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Tourism Awareness Week 2022
The jamaican Ministry of Tourism, its public bodies and industry partners will officially mark the start of Tourism Awareness Week 2022 with a thanksgiving church service.
Tourism Awareness Week 2022 to Place Emphasis on Rethinking Tourism
The Jamaican Ministry of Tourism, its public bodies and industry partners will highlight the importance of the sector to economic development and invite stakeholders to rethink how they approach tourism in a post-COVID-19 pandemic world, through the observance of Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) 2022, from September 25 – October 1.
Minister Bartlett to Participate in High-Level Tourism Engagements in Japan
Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has been invited to participate in the much-anticipated Tourism EXPO Japan 2022 tradeshow, where he will seek to facilitate crucial discussions as part of efforts to tap into the Asian market.
Taxes and travel, a combination affecting Caribbean tourism
Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism, Henry Charles Fernandez, has a simple message for the Caribbean government. He wants regional leaders to be as committed to regional interconnectivity as they are willing to pay international airlines to fly to their countries, often times “half empty.”
Minister Bartlett Urges Regional Governments to Implement Multi-Entry Visa Regime
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has reiterated his call for governments across the Caribbean to implement a multiple entry visa regimen as he pushes for the establishment of a multi-destination tourism framework in the region.
Golf is better in the Caribbean:
Troon®, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, along with the Luxury Included Sandals® Resorts and Beaches® Resorts, are pleased to announce a new sales and marketing collaboration that will further enhance the resort companies’ marketing strategies and elevate the guest experience across their golf destinations throughout the Caribbean.
Dolphin Cove has been awarded in several categories of the World Travel Awards for 10 years.
Dolphin Cove, a brand member of The Dolphin Company family, a park operator with global presence, was awarded during the World Travel Awards that took place on August 31. Specifically, it was the winner of the Caribbean’s Leading Adventure Tourist Attraction category due to the educational experiences with dolphins and various species that offers to its visitors in Jamaica.
Major development plans for Negril
MAJOR plans, including an additional 5,000 hotel rooms, are on the drawing board for the development of Negril over the next five years. Concurrently, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has hinted at Negril being given a status that will remove it from the dual management it now has between Hanover and Westmoreland.
Jamaica To Adopt SITA’s Digital Travel Declaration
Caribbean tourist destination Jamaica will adopt SITA’s Digital Travel Declaration solution allowing travelers to submit all immigration, customs, and health documentation required for entry into the country through one easy, efficient, and secure platform.
Sangster International named Caribbean’s leading Airport for 14th consecutive year
Sangster International Airport (SIA), operated by MBJ Airports Limited, was again named the Caribbean’s Leading Airport at the recently concluded World Travel Awards (WTA) hosted at Sandals Montego Bay.
Caribbean Airlines secures two titles at 29th World Travel Awards
Caribbean Airlines has secured the ‘Caribbean’s Leading Airline Brand 2022’ for the sixth consecutive year during the 29th Annual World Travel Awards. Additionally, the airlines also bagged the title of Caribbean’s Leading Cabin Crew 2022.
Jamaica Wins Top Prizes at World Travel Awards Caribbean & The America’s Gala
Jamaica secured several major accolades at this year’s staging of the World Travel Awards Caribbean & The America’s Gala, held earlier this week at Sandals, Montego Bay. Jamaica has been named the Caribbean’s Leading Destination 2022, for the 16th straight year. Jamaica also copped the award for Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Destination 2022, Caribbean’s Leading Tourist Board 2022, for the 14th year in a row and Caribbean’s Leading Nature Destination 2022.