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Articles tagged “jamaica”

Tourism

Jamaica looks forward to tourism boom after waiving visa for Eastern Europeans

Relaxed visa regulations are the quickest path to tourism growth as Jamaica first saw when Latin American arrivals increased 50 percent following a regional visa relaxation.

Skift | 11 years ago

Jamaica looks forward to tourism boom after waiving visa for Eastern Europeans

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Jamaica looking to build on the buzz around controversial VW Superbowl ad

You have to admire the scrappiness of a small tourism board to jump on this high-profile platform to market themselves, come what may.

Skift | 11 years ago

Jamaica looking to build on the buzz around controversial VW Superbowl ad

Media and PR

Jamaica shrugs off controversial Volkswagen Super Bowl ad and sees tourism benefit

If Jamaicans aren't insulted by the ad and can get some tourism benefit from it, then it's all good. Jamaica, no problem.

David McFadden, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Jamaica shrugs off controversial Volkswagen Super Bowl ad and sees tourism benefit

Cruises

Local Caribbean economies say they’ve been fooled by cruise industries’ empty promises

Passengers aren’t buying hand-made trinkets and local cuisine as towns were led to believe, but funneling the money back into the cruise companies via excursions and on-ship purchases.

Associated Press | 12 years ago

Local Caribbean economies say they’ve been fooled by cruise industries’ empty promises

Tourism

Jamaica celebrates 50th anniversary of independence amidst power outages and mounting debt

Jamaica's celebrations come at a time when its tourism industry is under threat from rampant taxes and fees and its non-tourism sector struggles with high crime and widespread poverty.

Horace Helps, Reuters | 12 years ago