When good friends that are also influential tourism ministers shake hands and show sincere smiles, there is a good reason for the global travel and tourism industry to pay close attention.

Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has paid tribute to the late Hon. Giuseppe “Pino” Maffessanti, noting the outstanding role he has played in the physical development of Jamaica’s tourism product.

Effective March 1, 2022, international visitors to Jamaica will no longer be required to obtain travel authorization to enter the island. Travelers 12 years of age and older will only need to provide a negative result from a COVID-19 Antigen or PCR test conducted within 72 hours prior to their travel. Additionally, travelers to Jamaica will no longer face travel-related quarantine measures.

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 2022.

Against the background of tourism being the backbone of the recovering Jamaican economy, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has made an impassioned plea for the protection of the industry.

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will be staging Explore: Do Business Jamaica Virtual Investment Conference (DBJVIC) from November 17 – 18, 2021 to introduce local and international investors to business opportunities in the island’s growing industries.

Jamaica Tourism is set to showcase its newest products and innovations at the World Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The theme of the Jamaica Pavilion at the World Expo 2020 is: “Jamaica Makes it Move,” implying that whether it is the music or the food or sports, Jamaica moves and connects the world.

When the Saudi Minister of Tourism HE Ahmed Al-Khateeb, was seen in Jamaica wearing a Bob Marley hat, a Travel and Tourism revolution had just started.

Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has underscored that the addition of new flights into the island out of key markets is crucial to the tourism recovery effort, as Jamaica welcomed flights out of the Canadian and European travel markets.

The Bioprist Group, an organization centred around pharmaceuticals and health care consumer products and development of Special Economic Zones, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of the West Indies (UWI) to commit to the training of health care practitioners, and the development of medical tourism related activities.