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Jamaica Has a New Tourism Goal: 8 Million Visitors

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - December 26, 2023

Jamaica has a new tourism ambition: 8 million combined air and cruise visitors.

That’s the goal stated by Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, who said the island is already anticipating a “tourism boom.”

“We are going after 8 million visitors to Jamaica and $10 billion USD in earnings,” Bartlett said this week.

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Bartlett said Jamaica has 20,000 new hotel rooms at some stage of development, with developments concentrated in areas like St Ann, Trelawny and St James.

Jamaica is experiencing a record-breaking year so far in 2023, with projections showing 4 million visitors by the end of the year.

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