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Jamaica’s Tourism Outlook for the Fall Season Seems Bright

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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GTRCMC Opens Taleb Rifai Centre in Jordan Driving Regional Recovery

AMMAN, February 20, 2022 Ministers of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett and Hon Najib Balala arrived in Amman to meet with Minister Al Fayez of Jordan to inaugurate the Global Tourism Resilience and Disaster Management Centre -MENA at Middle East University to be referred to as the Taleb Rifai Centre under the leadership of Professor Salam Almahadin, President of the University. The agreement was signed at a ceremony held on the University’s campus with all Ministers present and a large contingent of travel sector leaders. This is the sixth such satellite Centre to open, an initiative of its Co-Chairs, Edmund Bartlett and Dr. Rifai.

Bartlett to Meet With Travel Partners and Attend Global Tourism Events in the UAE

KINGSTON, Jamaica; February 14, 2022: Jamaica’s drive to secure a share of the lucrative tourism market in the Middle East, takes a key step forward today with Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett commencing a series of engagements with major decision makers and travel partners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Minister Bartlett will follow up on investment and new market opportunities first broached while in the Middle East in October, 2021.

10,000 Persons Registered for Tourism Workers Pension Scheme Since January 1 Launch

KINGSTON, Jamaica; February 03, 2022: Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has revealed that approximately 10,000 persons have already registered for the ground-breaking Tourism Workers Pension Scheme since its launch on January 1, 2022.

Bartlett Urges Diaspora to Invest in Local Tourism Capacity Building and Recovery Efforts

KINGSTON, Jamaica; January 28, 2021: Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is encouraging members of the Diaspora to invest in the local tourism sector, which continues to drive Jamaica's economic recovery.

Bartlett Mourns the Passing of Tourism Stalwart Dr. Jean Holder

KINGSTON, Jamaica; January 27, 2022: Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has offered condolences to the family of Dr. Jean Holder, who was regarded by many in the Caribbean as the "father of regional tourism development."

Jamaica is Experiencing Biggest Hotel Development Boom in Any One Year

KINGSTON, Jamaica; January 24, 2022: Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has revealed that Jamaica is undergoing its biggest hotel and resort development boom in any one year, with 8,000 additional hotel rooms in various stages of development and planning, the majority being led by European investors.

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