Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (l) gets a warm welcome from Chairman of Downsound Entertainment, Joe Bogdanovich on arrival at the Iberostar Hotel for the media launch of Reggae Sumfest 2022.

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (c) and Director of Tourism Donovan White (r) in in discussions with His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group, at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. Emirates, one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates, is now selling flights to Jamaica.

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (l) and Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Ahmed Al Khateeb, shake hands following the signing of an MOU on tourism collaboration between the two nations. The signing took place recently in New York.

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.

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (2nd L) shares a moment with President of the Dominican Republic, His Excellency Luis Abinader (c); the Dominican Republic Tourism Minister, David Collado (l); Encarna Piñero, CEO of Grupo Piñero (2nd r); and Lydia Piñero, VP of Grupo Pinero at FITUR, the world's largest international travel trade show in Madrid, Spain. This followed discussions to strengthen tourism relations between Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, which will result in a new level of multi-destination tourism that will reshape the way tourism operates in the region.