Jamaica registered record stopover arrivals during the Christmas season, with history-making numbers of 60,886 tourists visiting the island between December 22 and 28. During the same period last year, the country welcomed 52,000 visitors. The latest numbers mark an 11.2 per cent increase over 2015, putting the country on track for significant growth in the sector, says Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. In line with the growth, revenue is up nine per cent over 2015, from January to November, with stopover earnings at US$2.13 billion, 5.8 per cent over last year, and cruise shipping at US$132.7 million, 12.7 per cent over the same period. “Gross earning is US$2.3 billion, or 6.2 per cent, firmly on track to surpass all previous records,… Read More