Jamaica should soon have direct flights to China, according to Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett. China is the fastest growing market for outbound travelers in the world, he said. The plan would introduce direct flights between Beijing and Montego Bay, something committed to by Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica Zheng Qingdian. Qingdian said he would be facilitating discussions with China Air to have the new arrangement implemented. “China represents one of the target markets for increasing tourist arrivals to the island, and establishing direct flights between us and them is a major step in having Chinese visitors coming here,” said Bartlett, who just returned from trips to Russia and South Ameirca.

–Jamaica Information Service