Did you hear that Jamaica has been named Global Destination of the Year at the renowned travel trade show in Berlin recently?
The award was presented by the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association’s (PATWA).
The PATWA is a nonprofit international media organization of travel writers founded in 1999 and the awards seek to recognize organizations, destinations/ brands and individuals achieving the highest standards in their field.
In accepting the award on behalf of the destination, Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett said, "Jamaica is known for its food, music and indeed love so we are humbled to be recognized for these experiential offerings to our visitors that provide meaningful memories.”
The PATWA awards takes place
during ITB and is one of the most coveted recognitions where nominees are evaluated on various standards with an extensive internal evaluation for each category.
The Minister of tourism is participating in the 2024 staging of ITB Berlin, the world’s largest travel tradeshow.
The tourism minister also added that “PATWA remains one of the highest honors you can receive in tourism and travel and Jamaica continues to punch above its weight to excel in its products and services. It is truly the perfect backdrop for all things romance – engagements, weddings, honeymoons – you name it.”
Jamaica has received several awards based on our authentic and unique tourism offerings.
Last year, Jamaica as named ‘Caribbean’s Best Culinary Destination’ at the World Culinary Awards.
In the same
year, Jamaica also won 33 World Travel Awards, chief among them was being named the ‘Caribbean’s Leading Destination.’ And this award also comes on the heels of phenomenal arrivals and tourism earnings last year.
He noted that Jamaica welcomed over 4 million international visitors and earned US4.2 billion during the period.
Thought I'd let you know.