MADRID, Spain – MADRID, Spain – Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, has introduced a brand new partnership with Spain’s Ministry of Tourism. This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) would mark a big step ahead in worldwide tourism cooperation between the 2 nations.
New Partnership Areas of Focus
The settlement will set up a framework for collaboration throughout a number of key areas essential to tourism growth. The partnership will give attention to 4 primary areas: gastronomy, growing human expertise, tourism resilience, and sustainability. It’ll additionally present technical assist by means of workers exchanges.
The high-level dialogue was held Tuesday (January 21) on the Ministry of Business and Tourism in Madrid, Spain with Minister Bartlett and Secretary of State for Tourism, Spain, Mrs. Rosario Sánchez Grau.
Cultural Alternate
“This partnership represents a milestone in Jamaica’s tourism evolution,” stated Minister Bartlett. “When it comes to gastronomy, by combining Jamaica’s vibrant culinary heritage with Spain’s world-renowned gastronomy experience, we’re creating unprecedented alternatives for information sharing and cultural change,” he added.
The collaboration will facilitate the change of finest practices in sustainable tourism administration, with each nations dedicated to growing resilient tourism fashions that may stand up to international challenges. The workers change programme will allow tourism professionals from each nations to achieve hands-on expertise of their respective markets, fostering innovation {and professional} progress.

Key areas of cooperation embody growing culinary tourism and gastronomy programs. Additionally they give attention to sustainable tourism practices and resilience methods. There are skilled growth and coaching applications for staff within the tourism sector. Moreover, they change technical experience by means of workers placement applications.
“This can be a robust space of collaboration for Jamaica’s tourism sector as each nations change concepts geared in direction of bettering each nation’s tourism merchandise. World disruptions have confirmed that we’re stronger collectively and I stay up for this new partnership,” added Minister Bartlett.
The partnership is anticipated to strengthen each nations’ tourism sectors whereas creating new alternatives for cultural change and financial progress.