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.
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.