The Caribbean Tourism Group (CTO) has acknowledged Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, the Honorable Edmund Bartlett for his distinctive management and transformative contributions to Caribbean tourism growth.
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“It’s actually humbling that the CTO has acknowledged my contributions to regional tourism, nevertheless it additionally highlights that we will do extra collectively as a block. There may be rather more to do to extend airlift, arrivals and earnings by way of collaboration and I’m dedicated to working with all our stakeholders to attain this,” mentioned Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.
The award, which was introduced on the Jamaica Vacationer Board’s seventieth Anniversary celebration in New York on Wednesday, June 4, acknowledged Minister Bartlett’s visionary strategy to regional tourism cooperation, his revolutionary methods for constructing tourism resilience, and his unwavering dedication to positioning the Caribbean because the world’s premier tropical vacation spot.
Talking on behalf of the CTO, Chairman and Minister of Tourism for Barbados, Hon Ian Gooding-Edghill highlighted that Minister Bartlett has been a driving drive behind the Caribbean’s exceptional tourism restoration and development and regional collaboration.
Below Minister Bartlett’s management, Jamaica not solely recovered however noticed development following the COVID-19 pandemic, welcoming 4.3 million guests in 2024 and producing roughly US$4.35 billion in tourism earnings. His strategic initiatives haven’t solely remodeled Jamaica’s tourism panorama however have served as a blueprint for regional growth.
“This award belongs not simply to Jamaica, however to all our Caribbean companions who’ve labored tirelessly to construct a stronger, extra resilient tourism trade,” mentioned Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
“Collectively, we now have proven that collaboration, innovation, and shared imaginative and prescient can overcome any problem.”
JAMAICA TOURIST BOARD
The Jamaica Vacationer Board (JTB), based in 1955, is Jamaica’s nationwide tourism company primarily based within the capital metropolis of Kingston. JTB workplaces are additionally situated in Montego Bay, Miami, Toronto and London. Consultant workplaces are in Berlin, Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam, Mumbai, Tokyo and Paris.
Jamaica is dwelling to a few of the world’s finest lodging, points of interest and repair suppliers that proceed to obtain distinguished international recognition. In 2025, TripAdvisor® ranked Jamaica because the #13 Finest Honeymoon Vacation spot, #11 Finest Culinary Vacation spot, and #24 Finest Cultural Vacation spot within the World. In 2024, Jamaica was declared ‘World’s Main Cruise Vacation spot’ and ‘World’s Main Household Vacation spot’ for the fifth consecutive 12 months by the World Journey Awards, which additionally named the JTB the ‘Caribbean’s Main Vacationer Board’ for the seventeenth consecutive 12 months.
Jamaica earned six Travvy Awards, together with a gold for ‘Finest Journey Agent Academy Program’ and silver for ‘Finest Culinary Vacation spot – Caribbean’ and ‘Finest Tourism Board – Caribbean’. The vacation spot additionally acquired bronze recognition for ‘Finest Vacation spot – Caribbean’, ‘Finest Marriage ceremony Vacation spot – Caribbean’, and ‘Finest Honeymoon Vacation spot – Caribbean’. Moreover, Jamaica acquired a TravelAge West WAVE award for ‘Worldwide Tourism Board Offering the Finest Journey Advisor Help’ for a record-setting twelfth time.
For particulars on upcoming particular occasions, points of interest and lodging in Jamaica go to the JTB’s Web site at www.visitjamaica.com or name the Jamaica Vacationer Board at 1-800-JAMAICA (1-800-526-2422). Observe the JTB on Fb, X, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube. View the JTB weblog at www.visitjamaica.com/weblog/ .
SEEN IN IMAGE: Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, (1st L) accepts an award for his contribution to regional tourism from the Caribbean Tourism Group’s (CTO) Chairman and Minister of Tourism for Barbados, Hon. Ian Gooding-Edghill. Sharing within the second are (L-R) Donovan White, Director of Tourism, and Donna Regis-Prosper, Secretary Basic and Chief Government Officer, CTO. The award was handed out on the Jamaica Vacationer Board’s seventieth Anniversary celebrations on the Exhausting Rock lodge in New York on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
