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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett addresses delegates at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Caribbean Week at the Intercontinental Hotel in New York on Monday June 1, 2026.

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Jamaica Reimagines Tourism through Bold 3.0 Agenda

Minister Bartlett Highlights Resilience, Workforce Development and Sustainable Growth as Cornerstones of Tourism's Next Chapter MANHATTAN, New York; Tuesday, June 2, 2026 — Jamaica's tourism sector is entering a new era of transformation under the banner of Tourism 3.0, a bold strategy aimed at repositioning the destination for sustained growth, enhanced competitiveness and greater benefits for Jamaican workers and communities. Speaking at the opening of CTO Caribbean Week in New York yesterday, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, underscored the remarkable resilience of Jamaica's tourism sector, noting that despite a series of global disruptions, the industry has continued to demonstrate its strength and adaptability. “In every instance, the real resilience that is the essence of tourism manifested itself in Jamaica,” said Minister Bartlett. “These disruptions have bent us a little bit, but they have not broken the spirit of the Jamaican people.”
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Bartlett – Jamaica Secures 283,000 Seats Out of Canada – Well Ahead of 2019 Numbers

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday, November 15, 2022: Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has reported success in increasing airline seats out of Canada, Jamaica’s second largest visitor market. “So far, we have been successful in commitments that will see the number of airline seats at a record 283,000 out of Canada to Jamaica this winter; 26,000 more seats than was recorded in 2019, pre-COVID-19,” he announced this afternoon. These are from major travel partners such as Air Canada Vacations, WestJet, Transat and Sunwing.
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Bartlett To Meet With Travel Partners And Investors In Canada

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday, November 14, 2022: Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett and a team of senior tourism officials will meet with travel partners and investors in Canada, Jamaica’s second largest visitor market, in an effort to increase arrivals to the destination and foster further investment in the tourism industry.
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Bartlett - Arajet Paves Way For Multi-Destination Tourism

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday, November 11, 2022: Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett’s dream for the development of multi-destination tourism travel within the Caribbean is now being realized with the inauguration on Monday, November 14, of direct non-stop air service between Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.
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Bartlett Say Tourism Investor Confidence Driving Aggressive Recovery

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday, November 11, 2022: As the global marketplace wrestles with the 40% GDP loss in tourism and travel brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has called for a new tourism investment thrust to recover from the fallout.
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Paradigm Shift Needed To Address Tourism Staff Shortages

LONDON, UK, Tuesday, November 09, 2022: A “paradigm shift” in the way the global travel industry attracts, retains and adjusts staff amid post-COVID-19 shortages is being urged.
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Jamaica's Bartlett & Cuba's Garcia Connect On Regional Tourism Priorities

LONDON, UK, Tuesday, November 09, 2022: Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett met with Cuba's Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos García Granda and other senior Cuban officials at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, United Kingdom (UK), on Tuesday (November 8) to discuss the continued push to reimagine Caribbean destinations and move to cement multi-destination tourism.
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