Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has revealed that primarily based on preliminary figures, Jamaica has welcomed simply over 2 million stopover guests, and roughly 3 million whole guests, together with cruise arrivals, between January 1 and September 14 this 12 months.
This achievement marks a rise over final 12 months’s figures for a similar interval.
This milestone got here as Minister Bartlett departed the island for Belém, Brazil, the place he participated within the 4th G20 Tourism Working Group assembly (September 19 – 20, 2024). The Minister can even attend a G20 Ministerial Assembly on September 21 amid Jamaica’s continued push to increase its share of the profitable Latin American market to spice up arrivals.
“Surpassing 2 million stopover arrivals and welcoming some 3 million whole guests for the reason that begin of 2024 is a outstanding achievement for Jamaica,” stated Minister Barlett. “Moreover, Jamaica’s tourism sector has additionally earned roughly $2.97 billion USD for the reason that 12 months started. So, regardless of varied challenges referring to US journey advisories, Hurricane Beryl and tightness in relation to airlift, we’re marginally forward of final 12 months’s efficiency, which demonstrates the sustained restoration and development of our tourism trade. This displays the power and resilience of our tourism sector and the continued attraction of Jamaica as a premier journey vacation spot.”
The Minister additional famous that rising airlift to Jamaica from new and rising markets stays a key part of the Ministry’s Blue Ocean Technique because the staff works to boost competitiveness and strengthen relationships with worldwide carriers and stakeholders, particularly on the South American continent.
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“This journey to Brazil is a crucial a part of our efforts to spice up airlift and connectivity between Jamaica and Latin America,” Bartlett continued. “The G20 Tourism Working Group assembly presents a useful alternative to interact with worldwide tourism leaders on resilience and sustainability – areas the place Jamaica is seen as a world thought chief.”
The G20 is a world discussion board for financial cooperation the place member states meet to debate key financial, political and social initiatives. Throughout his time in Brazil, Minister Bartlett will take part in a spread of actions, together with technical conferences and bilateral discussions, geared toward fostering stronger ties between Jamaica and Latin American markets. Moreover, he will probably be a speaker on the G20 and UN Tourism Aspect Occasion on September 20, 2024, beneath the theme ‘Tourism: Constructing a Simply World and a Sustainable Planet.’
Along with his involvement in high-level conferences, Minister Bartlett will attend the UN Tourism Sustainability Discussion board and the World Journey and Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Public-Non-public Sector Dialogue on Tourism, earlier than concluding his go to with the Ministerial Assembly on September 21, 2024.
“As we glance forward, sustainability and resilience stay on the forefront of Jamaica’s tourism agenda,” the Minister added. “The G20 supplies a superb platform to advocate for these rules internationally and to foster optimistic change within the world tourism trade.”
Minister Bartlett is scheduled to return to Jamaica on Monday, September 23, 2024.
