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Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association Names New President
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association has a new president, Caribbean Journal has learned. The association has tapped hotelier Robin Russell to the role, it announced this week. Russell succeeds outgoing President Clifton Reader. In a statement, Jamaica Tourism Minister […]
Montego Bay, Jamaica Is Hosting the Caribbean’s Biggest Travel Conference Next Month
Hotel companies. Tour operators. Airlines. Tourist boards. Meeting planners. Travel advisors. Media professionals. Caribbean Travel Marketplace is the world’s biggest Caribbean travel conference, and it’s back again this year in the heart of Montego Bay, Jamaica. This year’s Caribbean Travel […]
Jamaica Is Hosting a Landmark Global Tourism Resilience Conference
Jamaica is hosting a first-of-its-kind conference in Kingston next month, Caribbean Journal has learned. The first-ever Global Tourism Resilience Conference is an initiative of the country’s Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center at the University of the West Indies […]
Is Ritz-Carlton Returning to This Caribbean Island?
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to Caribbean Journal Invest To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and […]
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 […]
New Chairman of Turks and Caicos Tourist Board
The Turks and Caicos Tourist Board has a new chairman, Caribbean Journal has learned. The board has announced the appointment of Caesar Campbell to the role, it confirmed this week. “Caesar Campbell is uniquely qualified to Chair our Tourist Board,” […]
Jamaican Hotelier Named New Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has a new president. The Miami-based regional hotel association has tapped Jamaican hotelier Nicola Madden-Greig to the role. Madden-Greig is currently the group director of marketing and sales for the Courtleigh Hospitality Group in […]
Jamaica Vaccinates 2,000 More Tourism Workers
Jamaica has vaccinated more than 2,000 tourism workers in its latest vaccination drive. The total came after just three days, using one of three vaccines made available as part of the newly-established Tourism Vaccination Task Force. That included 1,200 workers […]
Jamaica on Drive to Vaccinate Tourism Workers
Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism is on a major drive to get workers in the industry vaccinated, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. “We are looking now at an incentive program with transportation and possibly some refreshment and entertainment and so […]
A New Way to Explore Jamaica: By Bike
Jamaica has launched a new program aimed at helping travelers explore the island in a new, pandemic-safe way: by bike. The new Discover Jamaica by Bike program launched this week with a kick-off ride at Kingston’s Spanish Court Hotel that […]
Caribbean Mourns Sandals Resorts Founder Gordon “Butch” Stewart
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor The Caribbean is mourning one of the titan’s of the region’s tourism industry, with the passing of Gordon “Butch” Stewart, the founder and chairman of Sandals Resorts International. Stewart was 79. Stewart was known for […]
Chris Blackwell on Bob Marley, James Bond and Jamaica
If a fortune teller had stirred her tea leaves left instead of right one day in 1962, the world outside of Jamaica might never have heard of ska, reggae, or Bob Marley. That’s how close legendary record producer and Island […]
Jamaica’s JAPEX Trade Show Is Going Virtual
JAPEX, Jamaica’s leading tourism trade show, is going virtual this year, the Jamaica Tourist Board announced this week. JAPEX, the Jamaica Product Exchange, will be held virtually from Nov. 9-10, with the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association and the Jamaica […]
How Coronavirus Is Affecting Caribbean Hotel Projects
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor More than 130 hotel projects have been delayed in the Caribbean due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, said Frank Comito, CEO and director general of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). Comito, who […]
CHTA Marketplace Coming to Jamaica in 2019
By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — The Caribbean’s biggest travel conference is coming to Jamaica. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace will be held at Jamaica’s Montego Bay Convention Centre from Jan. 29 to Jan. 31, 2019. […]
A New Push to Make the Caribbean Hotel Sector Greener
A new push could make the Caribbean hotel sector a whole lot greener. The United States Agency for International Development’s Caribbean Clean Energy Program has signed a collaboration agreement with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association in a move to […]
Jamaica Tourism Looking to Untapped Markets
JAPEX to focus on Caribbean, Latin America, Eastern Europe By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Jamaica’s looking to diversify its tourism source markets. The 25th annual Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), set to take place Montego Bay Convention Centre from September 20-22, […]
Interview With Jamaica Tourist Board Director Paul Pennicook
Above: Paul Pennicook (CJ Photo) By Guy Britton MONTEGO BAY — Paul Pennicook returned to the Jamaica Tourism Board in July as the country’s Director of Tourism for the second time — this time with more experience and a new […]
Kingston’s Spanish Court Hotel Expanding
Above: the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY — The Spanish Court hotel in the New Kingston neighbourhood of Jamaica’s capital is set to complete an expansion project. The hotel, which currently has 110 rooms, is […]
Caribbean Travel Industry Gathers in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Above: the Montego Bay Convention Centre By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY — What’s ahead for Caribbean tourism in 2014? After a 2013 that saw increases in hotel occupancy and tourist arrival numbers, the Caribbean is now looking to keep up […]
Jamaica’s McNeill Promises “Transformational” Tourism Projects
Above: the Sunset at the Palms Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill will be announcing the details of “several major projects” ready for implementation in the country, he said this week. The announcements of […]
Jamaica Tackles its Lionfish Problem
By the Caribbean Journal staff The invasive Lionfish has spread across the Caribbean – from the Cayman Islands to Grenada. The continued threat has led to some unusual solutions – like that of renowned Chef Michael Schwartz, whose eponymous restaurant […]
A Tourism Boom for Jamaica?
Above: the Ritz-Carlton Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s tourism industry could see as many as 20,000 new jobs, along with 15,825 new rooms completed by 2013, according to Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Holness was speaking at the […]
A Top Caribbean Tourism Conference Begins in Puerto Rico
Region’s tourism leaders gather at El Conquistador By Guy Britton FAJARDO – Some of the Caribbean’s top tourism leaders have gathered at Puerto Rico’s El Conquistador Resort for the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum, or CHIEF. The three-day event includes […]
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 […]
The Caribbean’s Biggest Travel Conference
By the Caribbean Journal staff The biggest travel conference in the Caribbean is back again for 2019, this time on the white sands of Montego Bay in Jamaica. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace is headed to […]
Curaçao Tourism Development Foundation Names New CEO
By the Caribbean Journal staff Curaçao is looking to Jamaica for its new tourism vision. The Dutch Caribbean island’s Tourism Development Foundation has announced the appointment of former Jamaica Tourism Director Paul Pennicook as its new managing director and chief […]
UK to Reduce APD on Caribbean Flights
Above: Parliament in the United Kingdom By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Kingdom has announced that it will be reforming its controversial Air Passenger Duty on flights originating in the country, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced in […]
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