Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, will as we speak (April 3) be part of authorities ministers, finance executives, and directors.

The assembly will include journey and tourism leaders from South Africa, Botswana, Spain, and Sierra Leone on a Ministerial Roundtable titled: “Growing a Sustainable Tourism Trade in Africa by Integrating Cultural, Setting, Good Governance and Social Considerations.” The roundtable is among the highlights of the African Tourism Funding Summit being held from April 3-5, 2023, in Cape City, South Africa, underneath the theme: “Revitalizing Funding in Sustainable Tourism on the African Continent”.

Minister Bartlett, who left the island on Saturday (April 1), has been invited to talk on the extremely anticipated summit in his capability as a well-respected international thought chief on tourism resilience and improvement. The occasion can also be a possibility for the tourism minister to discover enlargement of the International Tourism Resilience & Disaster Administration Centre’s (GTRCMC) satellite tv for pc community in Africa, improve cooperation within the areas of journey and hospitality between Jamaica and South Africa, and interact with the Ministers of Tourism of a number of African international locations who will likely be attending the summit.

“The Authorities of Jamaica has been actively working to strengthen ties between Jamaica and the continent of Africa within the areas of journey, commerce and funding.”

“From a tourism perspective, Africa is the brand new frontier and Jamaica and, in actual fact, the broader Caribbean, are notably concerned with tapping into this new market.  One other essential space of cooperation is tourism resilience. We have already got a GTRCMC satellite tv for pc centre in Kenya and we stay up for increasing this essential Africa Community,” Minister Bartlett famous. 

“With the sturdy historic and cultural affiliation between Jamaica and Africa, it’s strategic to collaborate and strengthen our tourism cooperation. The summit will present this chance,” he added.

The African Tourism Funding Summit attracts a whole bunch of ministers, mayors, buyers, non-public fairness companies, enterprise capitalists, choice makers, worldwide patrons and journey professionals to deal with African tourism, funding traits, business challenges and alternatives. The occasion is a part of Africa Journey Week.

Minister Bartlett will return to the island on April 7, 2023.