Significant advantages arise for those tourism-related companies that are able to transform through any diversity in order to remain competitive in today’s changing global tourism landscape. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) will examine...
I n May, when one of Sandals Negril’s Club Sandals agents, Shenade Quarrie, was announced as the Diamond Team Member of the Year 2018, the ballroom at the Negril Hills Golf Club erupted with cheers and screams, as she undoubtedly deserved the...
In the past six years, some 3,900 youths have benefited from the Tourism Enhancement Fund’s (TEF) Summer Internship Programme (SIP), which introduces participants (between 16-25 years) to the world of work and assists them with gaining...
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has indicated that Jamaica is taking note that the potential global economic downturn and sargassum phenomenon are real threats to the tourism industry. “We recall the recession of 2008 that impacted economies...
Port Royal’s development and tourism potential were recently thrust back into the talk shops with the announcement by Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett that a floating pier is to be set up so that cruise ship passengers can visit this historic town...
I n an accompanying article, ‘Not Port Royal alone’, in today’s publication, Ainsley Henriques, two-time chairman of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, is not supporting the idea that Port Royal should be a cruise-ship destination because it...
It’s a story that seems to justify the labelling of Jamaica as a paradise, with Couples Tower Isle resort being the preferred spot. Over the past 48 years, Gene and Jane Saks of Florida in the United States has made a staggering 89 visits to...
Since I was 15 years old, I have been dreaming about Jamaica. And finally, when I was 20, I travelled there – with the intention to get to know Jamaica as best as possible and collect enough information and pictures to write books and plenty travel...
flavours of the island were brought by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) to Windsor in the United Kingdom, at the Jamaica One Love Rum ‘N’ Reggae race night. Attracting more attendees than ever before, the event was aired on Sky Sports across the...
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has partnered with the arts and cultural centre, Somerset House in London, to inspire United Kingdom audiences to experience Jamaica. To promote Jamaica as a destination with a rich musical and cultural legacy, the...
The Negril International Food and Wine event seems to have had its biggest turnout yet, as hundreds of revellers turned out at The Boardwalk Village on Saturday night, not only to eat, drink and be merry, but to show support to what was the Negril...
Judith James Watts, managing director of Leisure for Pleasure Holidays and Tours Ltd, one of Jamaica’s leading tour companies, advises business persons to expect challenges but to never give up. She was speaking recently at one of the events held...
The Reggae Girlz have been lauded by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) for their performance in the recently concluded FIFA World Cup. The team was awarded the ‘Abe Issa Award for Excellence’ at the JHTA’s 2019 Awards of Excellence...
Prior to joining the Sandals Resorts International family as the group shipping clerk, Denise Brown had worked in purchasing at another resort. She thought she had mastered the art of coordinating and navigating the many intricacies of...
By now, almost everyone should be aware of the negative effects of plastic waste on the environment and the oceans. Only recently, the international press reported a sad find: plastic at the deepest point on the planet in the Mariana trench. This...
The IATA World Air Transport Statistics (2019 WATS) confirms that • 4.4 billion passengers flew in 2018. • record efficiency was achieved with 81.9 per cent of available seats being filled. • fuel efficiency improved by more than 12 per cent...
Caribbean Airlines recently launched the latest of its digital products, the Caribbean Airlines Mobile App. The app is designed for use by iOS and Android devices and features an array of tools to enhance the customer’s travel experience. It is...
Leaders in the Caribbean tourism industry have been advised that a rethink of the direction of the tourism industry to maximise the value of its natural and intrinsic assets is needed to create better selling points for destinations. The...
The design-led lifestyle hotel, AC Hotel Kingston, which recently opened its doors, is revamping the meetings and events scene in Jamaica’s capital city. With over 18,000 square feet of cutting-edge meeting and event spaces, this is the largest...
A Session at Sustainable Tourism Conference in St Vincent and the Grenadines will demonstrate how indigenous communities are embracing entrepreneurial opportunities through tourism Today’s travellers are booking experiential vacations that allow...
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, says the United Nations (UN) is fully on board to improve coordinated action and share expertise and resources with the Global Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCM) as it relates to the threat of...
