Paul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

From left: Josef Forstmayr, managing director of Round Hill Hotel; Sharon Logan, director of sales and marketing at Half Moon and moderator; Eva Damato, senior director of Luxury Lifestyle Marketing, Travel Leaders Network; and John Byles, executive deputy
September 22, 2026 Paul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

Industry leaders outline Jamaica’s luxury tourism advantage

Visitors come to Jamaica for more than its sea, sand and sun. Different travellers seek different experiences, and among them are luxury travellers. While not the largest segment of the market, they are an important one. But who are they, and what do they want from Jamaica?

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Cohort Two participant Shanya Connell addressing the gathering at the Tourism Enhancement Fund Tourism Innovation Incubator Cohort Three Meet-and Greet on Wednesday, September 2, inside the Audi Showroom, along Oxford Road in St Andrew.
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Growth & Jobs | GemVoyage transforming transport operations on the tourism landscape

On Wednesday, September 2, the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), in partnership with the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) and ATL Automotive Limited,welcomed 15 Jamaican entrepreneurs into the…
From left: Dr Carey Wallace, executive director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund; Andre Campbell, senior manager, learning programmes and innovation at Sandals Corporate University; Dean Challis, AI strategist, managing director and head of media and innova
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AI agents becoming major force in travel, hospitality

Artificial-intelligence agents are rapidly moving beyond travel discovery and could soon become the primary gatekeepers of bookings, payments and itinerary management, a panel at JAPEX 2026 heard.
From left: Josef Forstmayr, managing director of Round Hill Hotel; Sharon Logan, director of sales and marketing at Half Moon and moderator; Eva Damato, senior director of Luxury Lifestyle Marketing, Travel Leaders Network; and John Byles, executive deputy
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JAPEX return to Ocho Rios highlights tourism resilience

For the first time in more than a decade, Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) has returned to Ocho Rios, a move stakeholders say carries significance beyond logistics. Following Hurricane Melissa’s…
Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director Dr Carey Wallace (second left), University of Technology, Jamaica President Dr Kevin Brown (second right), TEF Director of Research and Risk Management Gis’elle Jones-Shepherd (front right), and members o
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TEF welcomes third cohort of Tourism Innovation Incubator

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), in partnership with the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) and ATL Automotive Limited, has welcomed 15 Jamaican entrepreneurs into the third cohort of its…
From left, Campion College students Jozanne Thompson, Amari Cross, Matthew Williams and Tori Senior, who represented Jamaica at the recent International Olympiad of AI in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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Jamaica wins bronze at international AI Olympiad

Seventeen-year-old Campion College student Matthew Williams has earned a bronze medal at the International Olympiad of AI (IOAI), held recently in Astana, Kazakhstan. Held under the patronage of the…
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Two Jamaicans selected for Yale cultural heritage fellowship

Two Jamaican cultural heritage leaders have been selected for Yale University’s Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (IPCH) Directors Forum (YDF), becoming the only Caribbean…
A practitioner observes a child during an Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Jamaica (ASQ-J) screening session at the Caenwood Resource Centre in St Andrew.
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ECC launches child development screening

Recognising that every child deserves the best possible start in life, the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has embarked upon the National Administration of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Jamaica…
From left: Reverend Dr Alberto Gordon May, guest speaker and resident of San Andrés; musician Jimmy Archbold; fellow San Andrés resident Ishmael May; and Emiliana Bernard Stephenson, ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Jamaica, at the Caribbean Con
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Colombian island joins C’bean push for reparative justice

San Andrés, a Colombian overseas department located approximately 300 miles from Jamaica and about 467 miles from mainland Colombia, is joining the Caribbean campaign for reparations for the harms…
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Conference to explore historic ties between Jamaica and San Andrés
Located about 482 miles (775km) northwest of mainland Colombia, the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina is one of Colombia’s departments. San Andrés, the largest island, is home…