Investments and Education to build resilience.

Investments and Education to build resilience.

Investments and Education to build resilience.

Above: Credit Eden Hagos

Above: Credit Eden Hagos

Above: (L to R): Flair Airlines aircraft; Devon House bakery beef patty in Kingston, Jamaica; Spanish Court Hotel Jamaica.

Above: Guests of the Jamaica Tourist Board enjoying food, cocktails and mingling ahead of the private screening of ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ in NYC.

Above: Jamaica Tourist Board’s Director of Tourism, Donovan White, at the private screening of ‘Bob Marley: One Love” in New York City on Valentine’s Day.

Above: (Left to Right): Donovan White, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board(L); Karlene Angus-Shakes, Associate Director of Industry Affairs for Unique Vacations Inc (C).; and Philip Rose, Deputy Director of Tourism (R) (Ag.), Americas, Jamaica Tourist Board at the cocktail reception and private screening of ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ in NYC.

Above: Canada’s Queen of R&B Soul Jully Black explores Negril with the Jamaica Tourist Board.

Above: Angella Bennett, Regional Director, Canada, JTB (centre) with DJ Clymaxxx (left) and Sam Youssef, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Partnerships, H.I.S.-Red Label Vacations Inc., parent company of redtag.ca (right).

Above: Canadian music icon Jully Black gave a powerful performance for Canadian guests at the Grand Palladium Resort in Montego Bay on February 14.

Above: The Jamaica Tourist Board teamed up with redtag.ca to host KiSS 92.5 FM radio contest winners and their guests for a week-long ‘Jammin’ in Jamaica’ getaway in Montego Bay from February 10 to 16.

Above: The Hon. Daryl Vaz Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, MP (center) cuts the symbolic ribbon with partners and stakeholders to commemorate the arrival of American Airlines Flight AA 4007 at Jamaica’s Ian Fleming International Airport.

Above: American Airlines pilot Marc Coley (right) waves the Jamaica flag soon after the inaugural flight’s landing at Ian Fleming International Airport from Miami International Airport, while an officer(left) waves to attendees on hand to welcome the plane.

Above: HSMAI Top 25 Extraordinary Minds Honoree 2023, Donovan White, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board.

TORONTO CELEBRATES ‘JAMAICAN PATTY DAY’ ON FEBRUARY 23

DANCE TO JAMAICA’S BIGGEST PARTY THIS SPRING AS CARNIVAL IN JAMAICA COMMENCES

Above: The Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica (2nd from L), holds Jamaica’s Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA’s) Destination Resilience Award. Sharing in the moment are (L-R) Mrs. Nicola Madden-Greig, President, CHTA; Ewald Biemens, Owner, Bucuti and Tara Beach Resort, Aruba; Donovan White, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board; Kyle Mais, Managing Director, Jamaican Inn; Vanessa Ledesma-Berrios, Acting CEO & Director General, CHTA; Josef Forstmayr, Managing Director, Round Hill Hotel and Villas; Marc Melville, CEO, Chukka Caribbean; and Fiona Fennell, Public Relations and Communications Manager, Jamaica Tourist Board.

Above: The Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica (L), announced jointly with Mrs. Nicola Madden-Greig, President, CHTA (R), yesterday that Jamaica will host CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace in 2024. Sharing in the moment is Donovan White, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (C).

Above: Minister of Tourism, Jamaica, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett (C) shares a moment with Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Jamaica, the Hon. Matthew Samuda (R) and Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White (L) during this year’s Carnival in Jamaica Road March Parade.

Above: Chef Selwyn Richards’ Jamaican menu for the T.O. Food & Drink Fest includes Curry Tofu Channa (left); Boneless Jerk Chicken (centre); and Escovitch of Red Snapper Filet (right).

Above: Jamaican-Canadian chefs Tre Sanderson, Noel Cunningham and Selwyn Richards will make special appearances at the Destination Jamaica booth during the T.O. Food & Drink Fest from March 31 to April 2

Above: Philip Rose (fourth from right), Deputy Director of Tourism - The Americas, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), presents Captain Justin Brack Ness with a Jamaica keepsake following the maiden flight by Frontier Airlines from Dallas Fort Worth to Jamaica’s Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay. Sharing in the moment are from left: William Evans, Senior Manager, Int’l Marketing & Sales, Frontier Airlines; Robin Russell, President, Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA); Nadine Spence, Chair, JHTA Montego Bay Chapter; Odette Dyer, Regional Director, JTB; Councillor Richard Vernon, Deputy Mayor, Montego Bay; Sharon Hislop Holt, Manager, Commercial Business Development & Marketing, MBJ Airports Limited; Francine Carter-Henry, Manager, Tour Operators and Airlines, JTB and Joy Roberts, Executive Director, JAMVAC.

Above (from left to right): Donovan White, Director of Tourism, JTB; Dan Hamilton, District Sales Manager, JTB; Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism; Angella Bennett, Regional Director, Canada, JTB; Michael Johnson, President of Ensemble gather in Toronto on September 21 for the official launch of Jamaica’s ‘Come Back to Luxurious’ partnership campaign with Ensemble.

Above: JTB Regional Director, Canada, Angella Bennett (right) with luxury partners Elaine Carnegie, President, Canlink Travel Representatives (left) and Dwight Powell, General Manager, Trident Hotel and Castle

Above: Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) connects with Jamaica Tourist Board representatives and members of the Ensemble executive team during the ‘Come Back to Luxurious’ official partnership launch in Toronto on September 21.

Above: Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the audience during the official ‘Come Back to Luxurious’ launch event in Toronto on September 21.

Above: Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre right), is joined on stage by grand prize winner, Diana Winters (centre), at the 2023 Edith Baxter Memorial Award luncheon in Toronto on September 22. Additional esteemed guests included (from left) Donovan White, Director of Tourism, JTB; Ron Fanfair, award nominee; Sandra Whiting, award nominee; Dave McLaughlin, award nominee; Wendy McClung, Executive Vice President, Baxter Media; Simone Smith, award nominee; Maureen Barnes-Smith, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Unique Vacations (Canada); Dina Bertolo, Vice President Product Development, Air Canada Vacations; Angella Bennett, Regional Director, Canada, JTB.