Jamaica News
Minister Bartlett to Address Global Tourism Resilience Day (GTRD) Forum
Minister Bartlett will deliver the Keynote Address during the Global Tourism Resilience Day Forum and will also address the official ceremony to mark the first-ever Global Tourism Resilience Day.
Opening Ceremony and Day 1 of the Global Tourism Resilience Conference
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Holness will deliver the Keynote Address during the opening ceremony of the first-ever Global Tourism Resilience Conference, which will be hosted by Jamaica from February 15-17, 2023.
UN Designates February 17 as ‘Global Tourism Resilience Day’ Annually
Jamaica’s efforts to bolster resilience in global tourism by proposing the official designation of February 17th as Global Tourism Resilience Day annually has yielded great success, as the United Nations (UN) officially ratified the move to facilitate its observance globally yesterday (February 6).
Spanish Hoteliers Commit to Assist in Building 2,000 Homes
As Jamaica’s tourism sector continues to boom, Spanish Hotel and Resort owners, with thousands of rooms in Jamaica highlighted labour, worker housing, agriculture and infrastructure as crucial focus areas for the sustainable growth of the sector in coming years at a breakfast meeting under the Inverotel umbrella, an association representing Spanish Hoteliers and Operators, with Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett and other tourism officials in Spain’s capital city, Madrid on Friday (January 20).
Global Resilience Centre and Mastercard partner on Tourism Innovation
In a major boost to its operations, the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) and Mastercard have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation on tourism innovation. The signing took place during FITUR, the largest tourism trade fair in Spain, between Co-Chair of the GTRCMC and Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett and Senior Executives of Mastercard.
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