Jamaica has been awarded the Caribbean Resort and Tourism Affiliation’s (CHTA’s) Vacation spot Resilience Award.
The Caribbean Vacation spot Resilience Award was granted for Jamaica’s restoration efforts throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic and tourism resilience-building initiatives. The award acknowledges locations with a deliberate deal with resilience as indicated by their commitments to handle some or all the United Nations World Tourism Group’s (UNWTO’s) 17 sustainable improvement targets. Particular emphasis is positioned on highlighting locations which subscribe to a collaborative and partnership-focused strategy, partaking private and non-private sector stakeholders in progressive, needs-driven methods.
Jamaica was on the forefront of thought management on the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The island, beneath the stewardship of the Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett, instantly created a COVID-19 Restoration Taskforce with private and non-private sector stakeholders. Primarily based on the progressive initiatives from this Taskforce, Jamaica reopened its borders in June 2020 and by no means closed since.
In accepting the award, Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett, stated:
“This award is for my total tourism staff and all our non-public and public sector companions who instantly noticed the necessity to maintain the lifeblood of the nation open.”
“From the minds and exhausting work of the staff, Jamaica was first out of the blocks on the highway to restoration.”
Sturdy well being and security protocols have been carried out to assist mitigate the unfold of the illness. Actually, these protocols acquired the World Journey and Tourism Council’s ‘Protected Travels’ stamp of approval. With the creation of Resilient Corridors, Jamaica was capable of resume tourism actions safely and seamlessly as these designated areas had a robust COVID-19 infrastructure in place.
“It’s a pleasure to acknowledge my residence nation with this vacation spot resilience award because it validates the numerous hours and energy that went into the restoration by our private and non-private sector companions to make sure the survival of tourism,” stated President of the CHTA, Mrs. Nicola Madden-Greig.
“It was no straightforward feat to reopen our borders in such a brief house of time and this award highlights the significance of partnerships in a disaster,” stated Director of Tourism, Donovan White. “We’re really grateful and deeply honored to obtain this distinction.”
For extra data on Jamaica, please go to www.visitjamaica.com.
ABOUT JAMAICA TOURIST BOARD
The Jamaica Vacationer Board (JTB), based in 1955, is Jamaica’s nationwide tourism company based mostly within the capital metropolis of Kingston. JTB places of work are additionally positioned in Montego Bay, Miami, Toronto and Germany and London. Consultant places of work are positioned in Berlin, Spain, Italy, Mumbai and Tokyo.
In 2022, the JTB was declared ‘World’s Main Cruise Vacation spot,’ ‘World’s Main Household Vacation spot’ and ‘World’s Main Marriage ceremony Vacation spot’ by the World Journey Awards, which additionally named it the ‘Caribbean’s Main Vacationer Board’ for the fifteenth consecutive yr; and the ‘Caribbean’s Main Vacation spot’ for the seventeenth consecutive yr; in addition to the ‘Caribbean’s Main Nature Vacation spot’ and the ‘Caribbean’s Finest Journey Tourism Vacation spot.’ As well as, Jamaica earned seven awards within the prestigious gold and silver classes on the 2022 Travvy Awards, together with ‘‘Finest Marriage ceremony Vacation spot – Total’, ‘Finest Vacation spot – Caribbean,’ ‘Finest Culinary Vacation spot – Caribbean,’ ‘Finest Tourism Board – Caribbean,’ ‘Finest Journey Agent Academy Program,’ ‘Finest Cruise Vacation spot – Caribbean’ and ‘Finest Marriage ceremony Vacation spot – Caribbean.’ Jamaica is residence to a few of the world’s greatest lodging, sights and repair suppliers that proceed to obtain outstanding world recognition.
For particulars on upcoming particular occasions, sights and lodging in Jamaica go to the JTB’s Web site or name the Jamaica Vacationer Board at 1-800-JAMAICA (1-800-526-2422). Observe the JTB on Fb, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube. View the JTB weblog.
SEEN IN IMAGE: The Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica, (2nd from L), holds Jamaica’s Caribbean Resort and Tourism Affiliation’s (CHTA’s) Vacation spot Resilience Award. Sharing within the second are (L-R) Mrs. Nicola Madden-Greig, President, CHTA; Ewald Biemens, Proprietor, Bucuti and Tara Seaside Resort, Aruba; Donovan White, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Vacationer Board; Kyle Mais, Managing Director, Jamaican Inn; Vanessa Ledesma-Berrios, Performing CEO & Director Normal, CHTA; Josef Forstmayr, Managing Director, Spherical Hill Resort and Villas; Marc Melville, CEO, Chukka Caribbean; and Fiona Fennell, Public Relations and Communications Supervisor, Jamaica Vacationer Board. – picture courtesy of Jamaica Vacationer Board
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