Jamaica received two major awards at the recent World Travel Awards in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

Jamaica was awarded “World’s Best Family Destination” and “World’s Best Cruise Destination”.

Reacting to the awards, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett noted that they show Jamaica’s continued relevance and dominance in the global tourism space.

Mr Bartlett congratulated the private sector partners involved in the cruise sector while noting their continued investment in the sector as it recovers from the COVID-19 Pandemic.