Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the island’s short-term trip rental is booming, contributing to important progress within the tourism business.
“Knowledge from Airbnb signifies that visitor check-ins for January to December 2023 elevated by 28 % over 2022, producing an estimated J$31.8 billion in gross earnings from 1.3 million visitor nights,” Bartlett disclosed.
The earnings transformed are near USD $200 million.
Bartlett stated the short-term trip rental subsector continues to realize market share, with roughly 36 % of holiday makers choosing this lodging class.
Just some months into the 12 months, Jamaica has already kicked off a powerful 2024 tourism season.
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Between January and February of 2024, the island nation noticed an unprecedented inflow of holiday makers, welcoming over a million vacationers and raking in a powerful US$1 billion in tourism earnings.
“We anticipate that developments within the native building sector will contribute further inventory to this subsector,” the minister stated.
Rooms for tourism business staff
Minister Bartlett additionally assured that whereas the sector seeks so as to add extra rooms to accommodate guests, staff within the business haven’t been forgotten in these plans.
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“The Ministry of Tourism has welcomed the pledge by 4 main worldwide resort buyers, together with RCD Inns, Bahia Principe, Grand Palladium, and Princess Resorts, who’ve dedicated to developing over 2,000 residential models for business staff mixed.
“This contains flats and homes for the employees and their quick relations,” Bartlett shared.
He stated the announcement got here out of a gathering with representatives of Inverotel, an affiliation representing Spanish Hoteliers in Madrid, Spain.
“On the core of those initiatives lies a profound dedication to the well-being and prosperity of our folks. It underscores our unwavering dedication to fostering inclusive progress and making certain that each Jamaican reaps the rewards of our nation’s burgeoning tourism sector, reassuring our dedication to our residents’ welfare,” stated Bartlett.
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