BARTLETT…I am particularly proud of the level of growth we have had post-COVID
March 16, 2024
Bartlett says Jamaica welcomed 1 million visitors
JAMAICA welcomed a record one million visitors in the first two months of this year.
The number was disclosed by Minister of tourism Edmund Bartlett during a Caribbean Hotel and Tourist Association (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace press conference held on Thursday at the Jamaica Tourist Board office in New Kingston.
Bartlett also indicated that the island earned US$1 billion through the tourism industry for the two months.
He said the numbers highlight the impressive growth trajectory of the country’s tourism sector.
“I am particularly proud of the level of growth we have had post-COVID. Normally 2019 was used as our benchmark for growth, but 2023 is now that new benchmark as we…