Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett mentioned that Jamaica’s pure sources and geographic location make the island well-positioned to grow to be a frontrunner within the well being and wellness tourism trade.
He referred to as for better funding in Jamaica’s trade to make sure sustainable progress.
“We can move to build out the health and wellness industry. People are traveling to reclaim their youth, and they are more health-conscious than ever before in tourism. What COVID-19 has done is emphasize the need for health and wellness,” mentioned Bartlett.
“Jamaica, because of its geographical location and its geophysical features, stands in a good position to capture much of that movement for health and wellness that is now globally evident.” “We must therefore invest in it,” he added.
Minister Bartlett made the remarks throughout the fourth Jamaica Health and Wellness Conference on the Montego Bay Convention Centre on November 24.
“I need to use this chance to attraction to our bankers and the capital market. But extra so to our entrepreneurs, who ought to take a look at this feature as a result of now greater than ever, the demand for well being and wellness is at a premium on the planet.
“Because the COVID pandemic harmed the market a little bit, with the market valued at 4.4 trillion dollars in 2019 and now on the rise to 2 trillion, let us stay right there and move with that curve with investments in health and wellness,” defined Bartlett.
Industry developments present that many locations world wide at the moment are synonymous with well being and therapeutic, particularly after COVID-19. This has led to the flourishing of well being and wellness tourism which prompted Bartlett to induce bankers and enterprise homeowners to speculate on this sector.
“We have two of the best pure spas on the planet: the showering fountain and the milk river. Our enterprise staff is working very laborious on that.
“Last month we had a very important consultation with potential investors, and we are looking at divesting those two. We have good calls that are being made on it to transform those two into world-class products to drive more resources into Jamaica and greater revenue flows into the country,” mentioned Bartlett.