Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the month-over-month trajectory from September 2021 to October 2021 showed a 134 per cent increase in visitor booking volume from Germany.
Bartlett said based on the increase, it is anticipated that November and December of this year will surpass the comparable months in 2019, prior to the emergence and impact of the coronavirus (COVID19)
“Jamaica is well positioned to provide authentic experiences to satisfy these new demands and will be building out more of these experiences to attract German travellers. From now and onwards, our booking projections would have exceeded pre-pandemic booking norms,” he said.
“Next year is looking even more promising, as our figures are projecting 40,000 seats out of Germany for the summer, which is due to increased airlift and the hard work of all our trade partners,” he added.
The minister made the remarks on Friday at a Travel Talk Workshop with leading industry officials from Jamaica and the FVW Medien,…