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Published:Saturday | May 13, 2023 | 12:31 AM
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Graham Cooke, founder and president of the World Travel Awards shares lens time with Delano Seiveright, senior advisor and strategist, Ministry of Tourism.
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Graham Cooke, founder and president of the World Travel Awards shares lens time with Delano Seiveright, senior advisor and strategist, Ministry of Tourism.
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett being interviewed by Dubai media.
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Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett being interviewed by Dubai media.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (centre in blue), vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai tours the Arabian Travel Market.
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (centre in blue), vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai tours the Arabian Travel Market.
From left: An Emirates flight attendant is seen here with Ahmad Al Khamis, senior manager aeropolitical and industry affairs, Emirates; Delano Seiveright, senior advisor and strategist, Minister of Tourism; Donovan White, director of tourism, and Salem Oba
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From left: An Emirates flight attendant is seen here with Ahmad Al Khamis, senior manager aeropolitical and industry affairs, Emirates; Delano Seiveright, senior advisor and strategist, Minister of Tourism; Donovan White, director of tourism, and Salem Obaidalla, senior vice president, commercial operations, Emirates.
From left: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett takes a moment with Lubo Krstajic, co-founder of Karisma Hotels and Resorts, and Donovan White, director of tourism at the Jamaica Tourist Board.
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From left: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett takes a moment with Lubo Krstajic, co-founder of Karisma Hotels and Resorts, and Donovan White, director of tourism at the Jamaica Tourist Board.
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Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett and The Jamaica Tourist Board led Jamaica’s attractive presence to the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Travel Market is the leading global event for the inbound and outbound travel industry in the Middle East welcoming over 2,000 exhibitors, with over 150 countries represented and 34,000 attendees.

Jamaica is preparing to welcome a sharp increase in tourists from the Middle East and India in coming years as part of the minister’s “new markets” build out strategy. Here are the Something Extra highlights: