Jamaica Minister of Tourism was honored with “Lifetime Achievement Award For Promotion of Sustainable Travel & Tourism.”
The coveted award was introduced by the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) International Travel Awards to Hon. Minister Edmund Bartlett on the PATWA World Tourism & Aviation Leaders’ Summit at ITB Berlin in Germany.
The PATWA International Travel Awards acknowledge people and organizations which have excelled and are concerned within the promotion of tourism from completely different sectors of the journey commerce equivalent to aviation, motels, journey companies, tour operators, locations, authorities our bodies, tourism ministries and different service suppliers associated straight or not directly to the trade.
Thanking PATWA for the popularity, Jamaica Tourism Minister Bartlett mentioned, “I am honored and humbled to receive this Lifetime Achievement Award. I am passionate about tourism and I am equally passionate about the sustainable development of tourism. It is the only way that the industry can be leveraged as a catalyst for economic growth and the transformation of communities and nations.” He added that: “For long-term success tourism must be economically viable, socially inclusive and environmentally friendly. This award is proof that my advocacy is getting traction and has not fallen on deaf ears.”
As one of many world’s main tourism ministers, Mr. Bartlett has turn into a robust voice and tireless advocate for international tourism resilience and sustainability.
Most just lately, he was inducted into the Global Tourism Hall of Fame and obtained the Travel Pulse award for Global Tourism Innovation.
Additionally, he’s the Founder and Co-Chair of the Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) headquartered on the University of the West Indies, Mona, which is devoted to conducting policy-relevant analysis and evaluation on vacation spot preparedness, administration and restoration because of disruptions and crises that affect tourism.
Under his management, tourism has been positioned as a catalyst for sustainable and inclusive development, by way of job creation, Public Private Partnerships (PPPS), wealth creation and neighborhood transformation. Minister Bartlett additionally co-edited the guide: Tourism Resilience and Recovery for Global Sustainability and Development: Navigating COVID-19 and the Future,’ with GTRCMC Executive Director, Professor Lloyd Waller.
Jamaica Minister Bartlett is at the moment attending ITB Berlin, the world´s largest journey present and conference, which attracts hundreds of tourism professionals and key gamers from the worldwide journey trade. The occasion runs from March 7-9, 2023 beneath the theme: “Open for Change.”
In holding with continued efforts for tourism restoration, whereas in Germany, Minister Bartlett and a high-level Ministry of Tourism delegation will maintain bilateral conferences with different authorities representatives in addition to meet with key tourism companions and buyers.
The Minister would be the keynote speaker and a panellist throughout the “New Narratives for work in travel” ITB session. He may also give the keynote deal with at a Global Travel & Tourism Resilience Council occasion, titled: “Celebrate Global Tourism Resilience Day.”
Alain St.Ange, the previous Seychelles Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, additionally obtained a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Both former Minister St.Ange of the Seychelles and Minister Edmund Bartlett of Jamaica have been singled out for his or her profitable lifelong journey in tourism and for his or her continued innovation in vacation spot advertising and their capability to manouver on the world stage within the positioning of their respective nations as succesful tourism locations. Former Minister St.Ange and Minister Bartlett have been each congratulated for being recognised as World Tourism Leaders.
