Montego Bay, Jamaica – As preparations intensify forward of the beginning of the twond World Tourism Resilience Day Convention, which shall be held on the Montego Bay Conference Centre from February 16-17, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has introduced the launch of a brand new e-book on Day 2 of the occasion entitled, “Decoding the Way forward for Tourism Resilience”.
The conference, which is being hosted in collaboration with UN Tourism (previously the United Nations World Tourism Group, UNWTO) and the World Tourism Resilience and Disaster Administration Centre (GTRCMC), additionally aligns with the primary anniversary of the United Nations’ official declaration of February 17 as World Tourism Resilience Day yearly.
Talking in a press briefing not too long ago, Govt Director of the GTRCMC, Professor Lloyd Waller, who co-authored the publication with Minister Bartlett, highlighted that their newest e-book covers rising developments in tourism, together with house journey and tourism, and the way small island creating states can place themselves to profit. He famous that: “This e-book is the results of 5 years of in depth conversations between Minister Bartlett and myself. It represents our dedication to codify these concepts and set up Jamaica as a thought chief in world tourism.”
With the beginning of the convention quick approaching Prof. Waller outlined the 4 vital themes that shall be explored through the 2-day occasion: digital resilience, infrastructure resilience, funding tourism resilience, and girls in tourism.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett
Sharing his perspective on the relevance of high-level discourse round points significantly associated to constructing digital resilience in tourism, Minister Bartlett stated: “This convention delves into the intricate relationship between AI, digital know-how, and the tourism sector. It’s essential to grasp how the ability of individuals to govern machine intelligence and studying will impression their relevance throughout the labour market. We will even study how rising enterprise fashions, such because the sharing economic system, are reshaping the panorama of tourism.”
He famous that different noteworthy facets of the convention embody the primary go to of UN Tourism Secretary-Common Zurab Pololikashvili to the English-speaking Caribbean. The occasion additionally commemorates Jamaica’s achievement of becoming a member of Nigeria as the one creating international locations to efficiently foyer for the declaration of a World Day of Recognition round tourism.
Moreover, Minister Bartlett harassed that the convention would facilitate discussions associated to training and human capital growth within the tourism sector regionally, with the objective of building the first-ever Caribbean Tourism Academy. The convention will even host the inaugural World Tourism Resilience Awards on the ultimate day, honouring the highest 5 tourism leaders throughout the Caribbean who demonstrated resilience all through the COVID-19 pandemic.
In mild of this, Minister Bartlett expressed confidence in Jamaica’s tourism trajectory, including, “Jamaica stays on monitor to assembly our targets of welcoming 5 million guests and incomes US$ 5 billion by 2025. With a 42% repeat enterprise fee and efficiency figures trending 9% forward of 2023 for the yr already, confidence in Vacation spot Jamaica stays excessive.”
