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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica; September 14, 2023: Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has revealed that Jamaica’s tourism outlook for the fall season, September to mid-December, is looking very positive in terms of visitor arrivals, with “strong airlift from the United States.”

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1 Million Visitors and US$800M earned in 9 weeks

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Tuesday, March 12, 2019: With visitor arrivals for the first nine weeks of this year exceeding one million and Jamaica being the first Caribbean destination to achieve this result, Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett says the tourism industry has reached the peak of its growth. Earnings for the nine weeks have been put at US $800 Million.

Resilience Centre Board of Governors Announces 2019 Projects

KINGSTON, Jamaica; March 08, 2019: Board Members and associates of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) had their second meeting, in Berlin, Germany today to discuss their major projects, which will be completed this year.

Jamaica is PATWA’s Destination of the Year

KINGSTON, Jamaica; March 07, 2019: Jamaica was today presented with the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association’s (PATWA) International Travel Award for Destination of the Year, in Berlin, Germany.

Bartlett Named PATWA’s Tourism Minister of the Year for Sustainable Tourism

KINGSTON, Jamaica; March 07, 2019: Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett was today awarded the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association’s (PATWA) Tourism Minister of the Year for Sustainable Tourism in Berlin Germany.

Bartlett to Address Delegates at ITB Berlin

KINGSTON, Jamaica; March 05, 2019: Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett departs the island today to participate in the International Tourism Bourse (ITB), in Berlin, Germany, where he has been invited to be a guest speaker at the ‘International Seminar on Global Tourism’s Trends and Challenges.’

Blue Mountain Coffee for Jamaica’s Cruise Visitors

KINGSTON, Jamaica; March 4, 2019: All cruise passengers disembarking at Jamaica’s main ports will soon be treated to a cup of Jamaica’s world famous Blue Mountain Coffee. The Ministry of Tourism is currently in discussions with two local coffee companies to roll out this new gastronomy initiative across the island.