I-Jamaica Tourist Board imemezele ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha kulesi siqhingi yenze ama- $ 4.3 billion ngo-2024, yaheha irekhodi lezivakashi eziyizigidi ezi-4.3. Lokhu kumelela ukwenyuka kukho kokubili abafikayo kanye neholo ngonyaka ka-2023, okubeka i-Jamaica ethubeni lokufeza izinjongo zayo zokukhula zika-2025.
“Ukuphumelela kwethu okuqhubekayo kungenxa yokwesekwa okukhulu kozakwethu esibathembayo,” kusho uMhlonishwa. U-Edmund Bartlett, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha wase-Jamaica. “Ngo-2024, ukukhula kwentshisekelo yomhlaba wonke e-Jamaica kwaheha izigidi zezivakashi esiqhingini sethu. Lokhu kwanda kwezivakashi kuzoqhubeka njengoba lesi siqhingi sifinyeleleka kalula kunanini ngaphambili ezivakashini zomhlaba wonke ngenxa yokwandiswa kwemigwaqo emikhulu nokwenyuka kwamahhotela, izindiza kanye nezindawo zokuhamba ngomkhumbi.”
Ungqongqoshe uphinde wachaza ukuthi isu lokukhula lase-Jamaica ngo-5x5x5, elaqalwa ngo-2020 ukuheha izivakashi eziyizigidi ezi-5 kanye nama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-5 emalini etholwa minyaka yonke ekupheleni kuka-2025, lisendleleni efanele.
"Sithobekile ukubona ukukhula kwezokuvakasha eJamaica ngo-2024."
UDonovan White, onguMqondisi Wezokuvakasha e-Jamaica, wengeze wathi: “Ngo-2025, sesibone ukwenyuka kwezihlalo zezindiza ngo-12.9% ngesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule, ngakho silindele ukuthi lona kuzoba omunye unyaka oyingqopha-mlando e-Jamaica. Ikakhulukazi ngokubuya kwemigubho ethandwayo njengefestiveli ye-Rebel Salute yale nyanga kanye neNyanga ye-Reggae ekhetheke kakhulu ngoFebhuwari, egujwa usuku lokuzalwa luka-Bob Marley lwama-80, kuzoba nesiphithiphithi nesasasa elikhulu esiqhingini.”
Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mayelana Jamaica, sicela uvakashele:

I-JAMAICA OURIST BOARD
I-Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), eyasungulwa ngo-1955, iyinhlangano yezokuvakasha kazwelonke yaseJamaica ezinze enhloko-dolobha yaseKingston. Amahhovisi e-JTB nawo atholakala eMontego Bay, eMiami, eToronto naseLondon. Amahhovisi abameleli aseBerlin, Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam, Mumbai, Tokyo naseParis.
I-Jamaica iyikhaya lezinye zezindawo zokuhlala ezihamba phambili emhlabeni, ezikhangayo nabahlinzeki besevisi abaqhubeka nokuqashelwa okuvelele emhlabeni jikelele. Ngo-2025, i-TripAdvisor® yabeka i-Jamaica njengendawo engu-#13 Engcono Kakhulu Yase-Honeymoon, #11 Indawo Engcono Kakhulu Yokupheka, kanye Nendawo engu-#24 Ehamba phambili Yamasiko Emhlabeni. Ngo-2024, i-Jamaica yamenyezelwa 'Indawo Ehamba Phambili Ngohambo Lokuhamba Ngesikebhe' kanye 'Nendawo Yomndeni Ehamba Phambili Emhlabeni' unyaka wesihlanu olandelanayo yi-World Travel Awards, ephinde yaqamba i-JTB 'Ngebhodi Lezivakashi Elihamba phambili lase-Caribbean' unyaka we-17 olandelanayo.
I-Jamaica izuze Imiklomelo Ye-Travvy eyisithupha, okuhlanganisa negolide 'Lohlelo Lwe-Agent Ehamba Phambili Yokuhamba' nesiliva 'Lendawo Engcono Kakhulu Yokufikela - I-Caribbean' kanye 'Nebhodi Lezokuvakasha Elingcono Kakhulu - e-Caribbean'. Indawo oya kuyo iphinde yathola ukuqashelwa kwe-bronze 'kweNdawo Engcono Kakhulu - Caribbean', 'Indawo Yomshado Engcono Kakhulu - i-Caribbean', 'Nendawo Engcono Kakhulu Yase-Honeymoon - Caribbean'. Ukwengeza, i-Jamaica ithole umklomelo we-TravelAge West WAVE 'weBhodi Lezokuvakasha Lamazwe Ngamazwe Elihlinzeka Ngokusekela Komeluleki Ongcono Kakhulu Wokuhamba' ngesikhathi se-12 sokusetha irekhodi.
Ukuze uthole imininingwane ngemicimbi ekhethekile ezayo, izindawo ezikhangayo kanye nezindawo zokuhlala e-Jamaica vakashela Iwebhusayithi ye-JTB noma shayela i-Jamaica Tourist Board ku-1-800-JAMAICA (1-800-526-2422). Landela i-JTB ku-Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest naku-YouTube. Buka i- Ibhulogi ye-JTB.
