Jamaica to reinstate ties with Japanese tourism market
Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica Tourism Minister will be participating in the Tourism Expo Japan 2018 and Visit Japan Travel & MICE Mart 2018, which happening from 20th to 23rd September 2018 in Tokyo.
The ministry plan to strengthen ties with Japan on a sustainable manner and to increase the visitors from Japan to Jamaica.
“Twenty years ago, Jamaica received around 20,000 Japanese visitors per year, but that has since decreased to roughly 2,000 per annum, due to the economic slowdown in Japan and other factor,” said Bartlet.
Japanese tourists are the world’s fourth largest contributor to the tourism industry. Around 17 million people from Japan go around the world every year. “We want to take the opportunity to promote Jamaica as a preferred location for the Japanese tourists,” said the minister
Tourism Expo Japan is a major tourism event in Japan, which give opportunities to the tourism industry from all over the world in capturing a share of the rewarding Japanese outbound market. Over 130 countries participate in the event to exchange travel information and conduct effective business meetings, while inspiring consumers through the power of travel.
Tourism expo is organized by The Japan Travel and Tourism Association (JTTA), Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) and the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO. This year’s theme is ‘Managing Sustainable Tourism for Community Development.’
This year’s main attractions are the presentations by world renowned personalities like, Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization and Gloria Guevara Manzo, President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council.
The Jamaican tourism minister also plan to have a number of meeting with Japanese tourism stakeholders, like Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) and members of the Japanese Government.
The Jamaican envoy is expected to return to Jamaica on Sunday September 23, 2018.
