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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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New Date for Tourism Linkages Speed Networking Event

KINGSTON, Jamaica; February 08, 2018: Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has announced that the much-anticipated Tourism Speed Networking Event, slated for March 14, 2018, at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel & Spa in Montego Bay, has been rescheduled.

Jamaica to Host Caribbean Travel Marketplace in 2019

KINGSTON, Jamaica; February 2, 2018: Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica will host the next Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association's (CHTA) annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM), scheduled for the first quarter of 2019.

Minister of Tourism Announces Donovan White as New Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board

KINGSTON, JAMAICA; January 30, 2018: Mr. Donovan White has been selected to fill the position of Director of Tourism of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), after an extensive local and international search. His appointment has been announced by Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Edmund Bartlett.

Cruise Arrivals up by 14 Per Cent in December 2017

KINGSTON, Jamaica; January 25, 2018: Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says, newly released figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) for December 2017, highlight that Jamaica’s tourism product continues to see record-breaking growth in visitor arrivals.

Government Commits to Redevelop Montego Bay to Appleton Railway by 2020

KINGSTON, Jamaica; January 19, 2017: Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says that the Government of Jamaica has been in discussions with a number of investors to resuscitate the railway programme to Appleton Estate, which he hopes will result in an increase of tourists visiting the South Coast of the island. The project has a completion date of 2020.

Minister Bartlett Assures Jamaica Remains Safe for Visitors

KINGSTON, Jamaica; January 19, 2018 – Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett would like to reassure visitors that Jamaica remains safe during the State of Public Emergency for the Parish of St. James. The action taken by the Government is not arbitrary as it required a great deal of strategic planning.