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Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett addressed 65th Meeting of UNWTO Commission for the Americas: Mr. Secretary-General, colleague Ministers, and delegates: Let me begin by expressing my delegation’s deepest disappointment that we were not in a position to host you last month, as scheduled. That was only one in a myriad of adjustments that we have had […]

The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) will be hosting its second Edmund Bartlett Lecture Series under the theme, ‘Managing the Hurricane Season in the Shadow of the Coronavirus Pandemic,’ on Thursday, June 25, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The event will be held virtually and is open to everyone, particularly tourism and climate

DESPITE the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the tourism sector’s investment climate remains buoyant, as evidenced by the number of projects on track for completion. Bartlett, who was speaking during the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s recent online annual general meeting, reiterated that 90 per cent

Ed Bartlett has penned his name in the record books of Jamaican politics, now emerging as the longest-serving Cabinet minister in the Executive, and the first individual to be appointed Tourism Minister three times. He is also the longest-serving tourism minister in the Caribbean. Bartlett, who first became a minister in 1983, the youngest at

Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett, today chaired the high level 65th meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Commission for the Americas (CAM). During the virtual session he led a team of 22 Member States from across the Americas, in high-level discussions to develop a strategy for sustainable growth, as some tourism industries

Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has welcomed the opening of the latest Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre outpost in Nepal. The mission of the centre is to carry out policy-relevant research and analysis on destination preparedness, management and recovery from disruptions that impact tourism and threaten economies. It will also play a

KINGSTON, Jamaica; September 03, 2019: Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says that the Jamaican-based Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre has begun to mobilise resources to assist the Bahamas following the devastating effects of hurricane Dorian. Speaking at a media briefing at the Jamaica Tourist Board’s New Kingston office today, the Minister stated that,

Governments have been called on to agree a co-ordinated global and regional response to the Covid-19 pandemic to protect the future of the tourism sector. Speaking in the latest in a series of Edmund Bartlett Lectures leading industry academic and industry figures warned against countries becoming isolationist and protectionist. The online event earlier this month discussed

The Ministry of Tourism along with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (@themohwgovjm) and the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (@jhta_jamaica) have partnered to provide additional rooms for COVID-19 patients. Minister Tufton is supportive of this partnership and believes it will ease the burden on the already limited public health resources. Additionally, the JHTA President

The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) will act as a reference point for information, communication, and research of best practices in tourism recovery, which will effectively provide the road map on where we need to go, to get back on our feet. The Centre will also work together with various stakeholders, to