Tourism should do more for local entertainment, culture

[Jangle]

“So much more work needs to be done in our 60th year to ensure that all sectors in the Jamaican economy benefit from the tourism sector. Already we know that our utility sector benefits from tourism. But agriculture can benefit much more from tourism. Manufacturing can benefit much more from tourism,” he said.

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news...2?profile=1373

[Jangle]

US$2-m travel boost

Regional airline introducing once-weekly flight to Ian Fleming International Airport




Turks and Caicos Islands-based interCaribbean Airways will next month begin a scheduled weekly flight from that territory to Ian Fleming International Airport in St Mary, a development that Transport and Mining Minister Robert Montague said should pump in excess of US$2 million (approximately $311 million) into the Jamaican economy.

Montague announced the new service yesterday, saying the flights form part of the Airports Authority of Jamaica's efforts to increase traffic in and out of the island's smallest international airport.

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/fron...8?profile=1373

[Jangle]

Stopover visitor arrivals to Jamaica surge by 39.5% for the first nine

Stopover visitor arrivals to Jamaica have surged by 39.5 per cent to reach just under a million for the first nine months of this year, based on the latest figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB).

Stopover arrivals climbed to 970,435, up from the 695,721 recorded during the comparable period of 2020. However, the latest numbers are still below the pre-COVID-19 levels by 52 per cent when 2,020,508 stopovers arrivals came in the first nine months of 2019.



The September quarter saw the biggest jump in stopover arrivals, growing to 437,890, up from the 114,402 recorded last year. Those numbers are significantly down from the pre-COVID-19 levels. The decline is 30.5 per cent when compared to the 629,825 recorded in 2019.

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[Assasin]

It seems like Tourism roaring back strong after the pandemic.