KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC—Jamaica will likely be represented on the forty fifth staging of the Worldwide Tourism Honest (FITUR), which begins in Spain on Wednesday.
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett described the five-day occasion as one of many world’s main journey and tourism tradeshows. It gives an important platform for worldwide tourism stakeholders to showcase their choices, foster new enterprise relationships, and discover future alternatives.
FITUR is named the main tradeshow for inbound and outbound markets in Ibero-America, together with premier locations within the Americas. It attracts business professionals, authorities representatives, and worldwide media.
Bartlett stated Jamaica’s participation will mark the start of the Ministry’s technique for 2025, a 12 months poised to witness continued progress and innovation within the sector.
Beneath the theme “Thrive in 2025,” Bartlett stated the sector’s formidable targets are to welcome 5 million guests and generate 5 billion US {dollars} in earnings, additional solidifying Jamaica’s place as a top-tier vacation spot within the international tourism panorama.
“We’re happy with Jamaica’s robust efficiency in 2024, attaining some 4.2 million arrivals and incomes US$4.3 billion in tourism income regardless of quite a few challenges,” stated Bartlett. “As we transfer into 2025, our focus will likely be on sustaining this momentum, with an eye fixed on hitting the 5 million mark for arrivals and reaching 5 billion US {dollars} in earnings. FITUR is the right setting to place Jamaica for a profitable 12 months forward, fostering partnerships that can assist us attain our objectives,” he added.
Bartlett stated that whereas in Spain, he’ll have interaction in a number of high-level engagements geared toward strengthening Jamaica’s relationships with key worldwide stakeholders and can take part within the official FITUR opening ceremony on Wednesday, which may also be attended by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain.
He may also take part in an anniversary occasion hosted by UN Tourism earlier than returning to Jamaica on Sunday.
