Jamaica to Welcome 4.2Mn Visitors and Earn US$4.0Bn by 2024

• Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is projecting that Jamaica will recover sufficiently from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to welcome 4.2Mn visitors and generate about US$4.0Bn in earnings by 2024. These projections are based on the growth trends since the reopening of local borders to international travel in June 2020, following its closure due to the pandemic. 
• The minister noted that arrivals have increased at an average of 20.0% each month since the reopening, with Jamaica welcoming over 837,000 stopover visitors over the 12-month period since June 2020. 
• The projection for stop over visitors for the month of July is 189,001, with a total of 1.7Mn tourists expected between January and December. With the anticipated resumption of cruise arrivals in August, Mr. Bartlett said an estimated US$2.0Bn in earnings is expected to be generated over the 12 months. 
• Bartlett also noted that Jamaica is projected to welcome 3.2Mn tourists and earn US$2.7Bn in 2022, putting the country well on its way to recovery in 2023. In 2023 visitor arrivals and inflows are anticipated to be 3.7Mn and US$3.7Bn respectively. Consequently, Jamaica would be back on track for 4.2Mn visitors and US$4.0Bn in earnings in 2024, according to the minister.

Source: (JIS News)