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Jamaica Reporting Record-Breaking Tourism Earnings 

Jamaica’s strong recovery from the pandemic is leading to record-breaking tourism revenues for the island, according to the country’s Minister of Tourism.  Minsiter Edmund Bartlett say the island ended the year with tourism earnings of $3.64 billion.  “The 2022-2023 fiscal […]

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Jamaica Has a New Tourism Goal: 5 Million Visitors 

Jamaica is coming off a banner year that saw more than 4.15 million visitors last year, when combining sea and air arrivals.  Now, the island has a bigger goal: 5 million, a number which Jamaica Tourism Minster Edmund Bartlett says […]

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Jamaica Just Topped 4.15 Million Total Visitors 

Jamaica’s record-breaking 2023 included a total of 4.15 million total combined visitors to the island, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  That included a record 2,886,064 stopover visitors, a 16.4 percent increase over 2022.  The stopover record was accompanied by […]

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Jamaica Has a New Tourism Goal: 8 Million Visitors

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 […]

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Jamaica Is Expecting a “Surge” in American Travelers This Winter

Jamaica has been one of the fastest-growing tourism destinations in the Caribbean since the pandemic, a trend that has strengthened in 2023. Now, the island’s tourism officials say they are expecting another “surge” for the upcoming winter season.  Jamaica has […]

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Guyana’s Oil Discoveries Are Making It the Caribbean’s Next Big Investment Frontier

Discovery of offshore oil and gas is a major event for Guyana and for the global oil and gas industry, making Guyana, is a small island nation with a population of just over 750,000 people, one the hottest offshore regions […]

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Visitors Keep Flocking to the Island of Jamaica 

Visitors just keep flocking to the island of Jamaica, with the destination reporting its 10th consecutive quarter of positive tourism growth.  In the third quarter, Jamaica reported just under 683,000 stopover visitors, a 5.5 percent increase compared to the third […]

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Jamaica Eyes Record-Breaking Arrival Numbers 

After a banner summer, Jamaica is eyeing a strong fall season that could catapult it to a new tourism record.  The island will have a total of 1.1 million scheduled airline seats this fall, the most Jamaica has ever had […]

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Jamaica Tops 2 Million Total Visitors in 2023

Jamaica has topped the 2 million visitor mark in 2023, factoring in the combined total of stay over and cruise passenger visits, according to newly-shared data from the Jamaica Ministry of Tourism.  That includes surging stay over numbers that are […]

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For Jamaica, a Summer of Major Travel Demand

Jamaica is in the midst of a summer tourism “boom,” with what officials are describing as the island’s best summer tourist season ever.  The island has already reported more than 2 million combined stopover and cruise visitors so far in […]

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“The Best Winter Season Jamaica Has Ever Had” 

Jamaica is having its best winter season of all time, according to the island’s Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett.  Jamaica is estimating 1.18 million visitors in the first quarter, a 94.4 percent increase over the same period last year.  That represents […]

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Frontier Just Launched More Flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica 

Jamaica is in the midst of what is likely to be a record-breaking winter tourist season, and the island is showing no signs of slowing down.  In fact, Jamaica is adding even more new flights — with another three new nonstop […]

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“Jamaica Tourism Is Back” 

Jamaica is projecting very strong tourism growth for 2023, fresh off a full-fledged renaissance in 2022, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  The island is forecasting 11 percent tourism growth this year, officials announced at this week’s FITUR trade show […]

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Jamaica Eyes “Record” Winter Tourist Season 

Jamaica is projecting a “record” winter tourist season, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  The winter tourism season typically begins Dec. 15, running through mid-April  Bartlett said the island is projecting a total fo 1.3 million seats, more than […]

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Sandals Sets Opening Date for New All-Inclusive Resort in Jamaica 

Sandals has an opening date for its highly-anticipated new resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new Sandals Dunn’s River is officially opening its doors on May 24, 2023, Sandals Resorts International confirmed.  The resort will be […]

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Jamaica Tops 2 Million Stayover Visitors 

Jamaica has topped the 2 million mark for stayover visitors this year, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The numbers through October are “in line with previous projections,” according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  “It is truly gratifying to see our […]

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Jamaica Tourism Continues Strong Recovery 

Jamaica’s already-strong tourism recovery is continuing, even in the face of new global challenges.  The island’s summer 2022 totals eclipsed its pre-pandemic highs set in 2019, and Jamaica is now reporting nearly $6 billion in tourism earnings since its 2020 […]

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Hurricane Fiona a “Setback, Not a Reset” for Puerto Rico Hotels 

By Joe Pike This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business news. Join to access this and other great features, including our biweekly newsletter. Subscribe to Read More.

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Jamaica Tourism Just Had Its Best Summer Ever 

Jamaica just had its best summer of tourism – ever.  The Caribbean island posted its best stopover visitor arrivals figures and highest foreign exchange earnings for any summer in the history of the country.  The island has eclipsed what had been […]

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Jamaica Tourism Is Expecting an “Unbelievable Year” in 2023

Jamaica has big expectations for tourism in 2023, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  The island’s tourism chief says 2023 will be a “great comeback year” for the hospitality sector, with both earnings and arrivals expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels.  […]

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Jamaica Tourism Is Approaching a “Full Recovery”

Jamaica’s tourism sector is nearing a “full recovery” from the impact of the pandemic, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  “[The] good news is that Jamaica has now recovered 90 percent from the COVID-19 pandemic in the tourism sector,” Bartlett […]

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TUI Is Adding More Flights to Jamaica 

European travel giant is adding more flights to Jamaica, the company said this week.  TUI plans to expand its presence in Jamaica in the summer of 2023 with increased flights.  The news was revealed during a meeting with the Jamaica […]

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Montego Bay, Jamaica Leading Summer Travel Recovery 

Montego Bay, Jamaica is the leading summer “travel recovery city” of 2022, according to a new report from ForwardKeys.  The Jamaican tourism hub is seeing major improvement over what was already a strong period for the destination last summer, according […]

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JetBlue Ramping Up Service to Montego Bay, Jamaica 

JetBlue is significantly ramping up its flight service to Montego Bay, Jamaica.  By July 2022, the carrier will have 40 percent more seats between the United States and Montego Bay than it did before the pandemic began.  The announcement come […]

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Caribbean Task Force to Help Revive Tourism in Haiti

An International task force has been established to help respond to the immediate and long-term needs of tourism in Haiti. The Jamaica-based Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center will be coordinating the task force, led by Jamaica Tourism Minister […]

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Apple Leisure Group Sold for $2.7 Billion

Travel giant Apple Leisure Group has been sold for $2.7 billion.  This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business news. Join to access this and other great features, including our […]

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Frontier Airlines Just Launched New Nonstop Flights to Jamaica

Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has officially added another new route to the Caribbean from Miami.  The company has continued its regional expansion with the launch of new thrice-weekly flights between Miami and the tourism hotspot of Montego Bay, Jamaica.  “We’re […]

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Celebrity to Relaunch Cruises From St Maarten

Celebrity Cruises will be relaunching operations out of the island of St Maarten in June, the company announced this week.  The move to a Caribbean homeport follows last week’s announcement by Crystal Cruises that would relaunch cruises with a homeport […]

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