Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, on the weekend received two major awards for Jamaica from the prestigious World Travel Awards, which is in its 30th year, at the landmark Burj Al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Minister Bartlett also as Founder and Chair of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC), a thinktank based in Jamaica, […]
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the development of new highways across Jamaica will reduce travel time for tourists and increase opportunities within the sector. “What we’re going to have is a ring road around Jamaica that will be able to connect us, especially from the two airports. So, anyone who comes to Jamaica can now, in one hour or […]
More than US$100 million in earnings flowed into the coiffeurs of Jamaicans participating in the sharing economy during 2022, specifically the provision of peer-to-peer Airbnb accommodation. This out-turn was generated from expenditures by approximately 500,000 of the 2.6 million tourists making stopover visits to Jamaica, who chose to utilize the lodging option during the period, underlining its growing popularity. The […]
Jamaica is on course to welcome 3.88 million visitors for 2023, comprising 2.74 million stopover arrivals and 1.13 million cruise-ship passengers, with estimated earnings of US$4.2 billion. “For 2024, those numbers [are expected to] grow to 4.59 million visitors and US$4.3 billion in earnings, and in 2025, our anticipation is that we will achieve five million visitors and earnings of […]
According to Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, there are indications that the tourism mecca Montego Bay should see a huge influx of overseas visitors in the coming weeks. “Montego Bay will be buzzing, and everyone is excited with what the Festival brings to our shores and the trickle-down effect on businesses all over. After three decades of providing patrons […]
At a destination press briefing held at the 41st Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Barbados, Minister of Tourism the Hon. Edmund Bartlett announced that Jamaica has surpassed one million visitor arrivals year-to-date for 2023, reaching this milestone approximately one month earlier than in 2022. He also updated attending media on Jamaica’s robust tourism arrivals, investments and […]
Approximately 20,000 new rooms are set to come on stream over the next five to 10 years, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett provided an update on the investment projects while opening the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently. The Minister pointed out that these additional rooms will be located in all the parishes. […]
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says the tourism sector has grown by 36 percent over the past 30 years, against a total economic growth of 10 percent. The noted that the sector is the single largest contributor to Jamaica’s gross domestic product (GDP), as well as a main source of foreign revenues. “It is multidimensional and multifaceted, interfacing with […]
Jamaica’s tourism is in full recovery mode, and the online home-rental platform Airbnb has been giving more Jamaicans a chance to earn a living from the lucrative hospitality sector. Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, said that 29 percent of the 2.6 million stopover visitors who came to Jamaica last year did so through Airbnb. He said that during the pandemic, when […]
Jamaica’s tourism industry continues to figure consistently in Jamaica’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery. Data from the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) shows that the ‘Hotels and Restaurants’ sub-group, which largely captures tourism-related activities, grew by an estimated 23.4 percent for the October to December 2022 quarter on the back of several positive outcomes. Speaking during the PIOJ’s quarterly media briefing on […]
