Jamaica Ministers discuss investments with Saudi Arabia Minister of Investment
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Jamaica Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett (seen right in the photo) and Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator, the Hon. Aubyn Hill (seen left) pause for a photograph with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment, Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, following a successful meeting in Saudi Arabia earlier today.
The Ministers are currently in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia participating in the UNWTO Tourism Recovery Summit.
They are also attending the 47th Meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East.
Possible areas of collaboration and investment between Jamaica and Saudi Arabi were discussed.
Tourism after COVID: A bitter-sweet reality revealed by WTN co-chair Dr. Taleb Rifai
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Tourism business will not just go back to normal.
Dr. Taleb Rifai, former UNWTO Secretary – General has a strong vision on how he sees the future of the industry develop.
Sustainability in Tourism will play a role in the future of the new normal for the travel sector.
Dr. Taleb Rifai wears many hats. The former UNWTO Secretary General positions include the African Tourism Board and Project Hope, International Institute for Peace Through Tourism, World Tourism Forum Institute. ,Global Resilience and Crisis Management Center, and he is the co-chair for the World Tourism Network (WTN)
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expresses support for Coron’s sustainable tourism development to draw more visitors and hasten tourism recovery. Photo by DOT.
CORON, Palawan, Mar. 5 The Department of Tourism (DOT) expresses support for Coron’s sustainable tourism development to draw more visitors and hasten tourism recovery.
“Giving our recovery plans for Coron a major boost is the Sustainable Tourism Development Project or STDP, which will be launched this year and will run throughout 2026,” Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat remarked during the dialogue with stakeholders on Thursday, March 04, banking on the able leadership of Mayor Marjo Reyes, local industry captains and community beacons to provide the impetus for this high-impact project.
The effects of COVID-19 vaccination programmes have led to a glimmer of hope that some of the things we used to enjoy may soon be part of our lives once again. High on many people’s priority lists will be foreign travel.
In the UK, the official declaration of a “roadmap” to normality was quickly followed by a surge in online bookings for flights and holidays. This is a welcome development for one of the industries hardest hit by the pandemic. It is good news for countries that depend on tourism, and it is undoubtedly good news for people who are desperate to get away.