Jamaica Minister greets Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association participants

Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (center of photo) sampled Crazy Jim Ice Cream with (from left) Executive Director of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Camille Needham; Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace; Director of Tourism, Donovan White; Crazy Jim’s Marketing Manager, Nicholas Hall; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; and JHTA’s President, Omar Robinson.

The occasion was the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on September 24, 2018, the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association’s premier trade event.

JAPEX is the single most important business generator for Jamaica’s tourism industry. In 2 days of pre-scheduled appointments, wholesalers, tour operators, and travel agents meet face to face with close to 200 of Jamaica’s leading tourism suppliers to conduct business negotiations.

Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, (second left) greets EXIM Bank’s Marketing Manager Seretse Bell (second right) and Business Development Officer Kadine Johnson during the Jamaica Product Exchange on September 24, 2018. Sharing in the moment at the Montego Bay Convention Centre are Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Dr. Carey Wallace and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson.

Since its 1990 inception, The Jamaica Product Exchange has been presented by The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) in association with the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB).

It is supported by every Jamaican organization involved in the development, promotion, and sale of the Island’s tourism product. The event also includes informative seminars on topical issues, allowing members of the association to garner relevant information to make strategic decisions.