Ministry of Tourism

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Over 700 Kiwanis members from Eastern Canada and the Caribbean District received a warm welcome from Jamaica's Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at their annual convention held recently in Montego Bay.

At the recent 42nd Caribbean Travel Marketplace, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlet highlighted the importance of workers in driving regional tourism growth during a panel on "Integrated Tourism Development – Visioning a New Tourism Landscape."

Global Tourism Resilience Day (February 17) celebrations ended on a high note with six individuals and organizations being honoured for their exceptional contributions to strengthening the industry during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The inaugural Global Tourism Resilience Awards Gala was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

Sultan Mohammed Al Musallam, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Tourism for International Affairs, addresses delegates on day two of the 2nd Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference, held recently in Montego Bay, under the theme: “Navigating the Future of Tourism Resilience.”

In December, Jamaica was named “World’s Best Family Destination” and “World’s Best Cruise Destination” at the 30th World Travel Awards in Dubai, UAE.

The successful completion of the Eastern Kingston Promenade Project was celebrated recently with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Bellevue Hospital, Kingston. The vibrant mural project is part of TPDCo’s “Spruce Up Pon di Corner” programme.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (L) flips through a copy of Tourism Resilience and Recovery for Global Sustainability and Development - Navigating COVID-19 and the Future presented to him by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The book was edited by Minister Bartlett and Professor Lloyd Waller, Executive Director of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre-Jamaica.