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PS in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (2nd right) engages in a lively discussion with Bishop Everton Lawrence of Faith Temple Assemblies of God (left), Junior Minister of Tourism and Montego Bay High School student, ThaeJadore Kerr (2nd left) and member of the Board of Directors for Jamaica Vacations (JAMVAC), Tricia-Ann Bicarie, following yesterday’s (September 27) Thanksgiving Church Service to mark World Tourism Day and kickstart Tourism Awareness Week 2026, which runs from Sept 27 – Oct 3.

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AI and Other Digital Technology Being Used to Transform Tourism Sector - Bartlett

Thanksgiving Church Service Kickstarts Tourism Awareness Week 2026 MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica; Monday, September 28, 2026: Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has stressed that artificial intelligence and other digital technology are being used to strategically transform Jamaica’s tourism sector. This as the Ministry of Tourism, its public bodies and industry stakeholders, joined global partners in marking the annual UN-Tourism backed World Tourism Day (WTD), with a thanksgiving church service yesterday (September 27). The service also officially kick-started Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) 2026, being observed from September 27 to October 3, under the theme “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism,” in keeping with the theme selected by UN Tourism for WTD. In a message read by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, Minister Bartlett said the ministry was “actively leveraging AI and digital technology to modernise the sector through key initiatives such as real-time concierges, deploying multilingual digital concierges, and structured content to optimise visitor bookings, as well as predictive analytics.”

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Tourism Ministry Moves to Safeguard Negril's Pedestrians and Cyclists

N, Jamaica: February 16, 2015: With Negril growing as a bustling resort town, the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment is responding to the need for amenities to give members of the commuting public a greater sense of safety. To this end, pedestrians and cyclists are to benefit from a dual purpose pathway allowing them freedom of movement along Norman Manley Boulevard, without fear of the risk posed by increasing vehicular traffic along the town’s main thoroughfare.

Minister McNeill to Attend Leading Travel Trade Show in Berlin

Kingston, Jamaica: February 27, 2015 - Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, will travel to Germany to participate in the world’s leading international travel trade show, ITB Berlin, being held from Wednesday, March 4 to Sunday, March 8, 2015. Minister McNeill will depart for Germany on Sunday, March 1.

Minister McNeill and JTB Host High Level Meetings at World Travel Market 2014

LONDON, ENGLAND: November 3, 2014 - World Travel Market, one of the leading global events for the travel industry, got off to a favourable start for Jamaica with Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, the Hon Dr Wykeham McNeill, and Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, holding high profile meetings with key tourism partners.

Minister McNeill to Attend World Travel Market 2014

KINGSTON, JAMAICA: October 31, 2014 – Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, is set to travel to London, England, to participate in World Travel Market 2014, which will be held from November 3-5, 2014. The Minister departs the island tomorrow, November 1.

TPDCO Launches Tourism Essay Competition

Kingston Jamaica: October 26, 2014 - In a bid to stimulate discussion around issues affecting the tourism industry the Tourism Product Development Company Ltd (TPDCo) will stage its Tourism Essay Competition 2014. Among the objectives of the competition are to increase awareness of the importance of the industry to national development, encourage participation in the discussion of the issues affecting the industry; enhance the academic component of the school curriculum through collaboration with the Ministry of Education, improve the attitudes of the target group to our d

TEF to Assist in Transformation of Lucea

LUCEA, Hanover, September 23, 2014: The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment has rallied several government agencies to work with the Tourism Enhancement Fund to transform the town of Lucea into a town attractive to visitors. Following a walking tour of today, Minister McNeill said on passing through the town recently he was disappointed.

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