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From left: Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association ( JHTA), Clifton Reader President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association ( JHTA), Clifton Reader, has described as unfortunate, the decision by Canada’s four main airlines to suspend service to the Caribbean and Mexico over concerns about the spread of COVID-19, in particular the fast-spreading variant strains. The service which has been suspended until April 2021 has dealt a major b...

Ed Bartlett Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett has revealed that Jamaica has bolstered its COVID-19 testing infrastructure to meet the growing demand for such tests, driven by new travel requirements in major tourism source markets. “Jamaica is now very ready. We have developed the infrastructure to secure the quantities of testing agents and/or to enable the viral testing methods that are approved by the relevant authorities. So, all visitors who come to Jamaica will be able to access approve...

All visitors who come to Jamaica will be able to access approved testing arrangements to enable them to fulfil the requirements of their respective countries for re-entry | eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online | Jamaica travel news

iStock image President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Clifton Reader says several local hotels are prepared to cover the costs of COVID-19 vaccines for their staff.  “We have a growing list of members committed to partnering with the government in the drive to get as many persons vaccinated as possible. We are of course, particularly focussed on the thousands of team members in the hospitality and tourism industry, many of whom are breadwinners for their families and ...

KINGSTON, JAMAICA — In light of new testing requirements by both the Canadian and U.S. governments, Jamaica has announced a special task force to ramp up the island’s COVID-19 testing capacity.

Jamaica Tourism Minister has named a special COVID task force to spearhead efforts to boost Jamaica’s COVID-19 testing capacity.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has named a special task force to...

WESTERN BUREAU: As Jamaica closed its borders to United Kingdom flights on Monday, the country’s largest lobby of hoteliers and tour operators has thrown its weight behind the Holness administration’s decision to shut out British travellers amid the emergence of an ultra-contagious strain of the coronavirus that marked the territory as the sick man of Europe. The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), whose members stand to benefit most from UK tourist arrivals to the island, acknowl...

Minister of Health & Wellness, Christopher Tufton on Sunday, December 13 met with the executives of the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association and the Negril Chamber and Commerce to discuss the state of community spread of COVID-19 in the western part of the island. “Today’s meeting was a very productive one. It was an opportunity to share thoughts on the current COVID-19 situation in Negril. The meeting was a chance for frank conversations with key stakeholders, as we stave off any further sp...

It is almost six months now since the return of international arrivals to Jamaica and Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) president Clifton Reader is proud of the exceptional level of compliance with the COVID health protocols in the tourism resilient corridors.  In line with the guidelines mandated by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, hoteliers in the corridors have been strictly enforcing established protocols to keep guests and staff safe. "This has resulted in no confirme...