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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (1st left) receives a gift from Minister of Tourism for Panama, His Excellency Ivan Alfaro (1st R) following discussions for greater collaboration between both countries during World Travel Market in London yesterday. Joining in the moment are (left to right), Nicole Marciacq, Research and Product Development and Dario Jhangimal, Advisor, both from the Tourism Authority of Panama.
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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (1st left) receives a gift from Minister of Tourism for Panama, His Excellency Ivan Alfaro (1st R) following discussions for greater collaboration between both countries during World Travel Market in London yesterday. Joining in the moment are (left to right), Nicole Marciacq, Research and Product Development and Dario Jhangimal, Advisor, both from the Tourism Authority of Panama.
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (1st left) receives a gift from Minister of Tourism for Panama, His Excellency Ivan Alfaro (1st R) following discussions for greater collaboration between both countries during World Travel Market in London yesterday. Joining in the moment are (left to right), Nicole Marciacq, Research and Product Development and Dario Jhangimal, Advisor, both from the Tourism Authority of Panama.
The Jamaica Tourist Board and the Panamanian Tourism Authority will meet to conclude details of the arrangement by January 2020 for signing during FITUR in Spain.
LONDON, UK – Jamaican Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has announced that Jamaica and the Republic of Panama is set to establish a multi destination arrangement, as part of efforts to strengthen tourism relations between both countries.
This announcement follows discussions with Minister of Tourism for Panama, His Excellency Ivan Alfaro, and Minister Bartlett at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London.
“Multi destination tourism is a strategy to increase the product offerings of the respective destinations but more so to enable better air connectivity between markets particularly, for long haul destinations. With this multi destination arrangement, Panama will become a hub for long haul flights and Emirates and Air China are among the two targeted carriers,” said Minister Bartlett.
The Jamaica Tourist Board and the Panamanian Tourism Authority will meet to conclude details of the arrangement by January 2020 for signing during FITUR in Spain.
“The second area of collaboration will be to explore how we can better leverage the Jamaican Diaspora that has contributed to the cultural enrichment of Panama.
The third and final area of collaboration will be resilience building in the region, which will include the establishment of a satellite Global Resilience and Crisis Management Centre at an agreed university in Panama,” added Minister Bartlett.
Jamaica has had diplomatic relations with Panama since 1966. Currently, COPA Airlines, which is the flag carrier of Panama, operates eleven flights weekly into Jamaica.
The WTM is a major promotional platform for the JTB and features many Jamaican companies, creating the ideal opportunity to meet industry professionals and conduct business deals.
Minister Bartlett, who is participating in WTM as part of efforts to increase outbound travels from the UK, Northern Europe, Russia, Scandinavia and Nordic region to grow arrivals from these markets, will return to the island on November 8.
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