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Jamaica to generate US$3.7 billion in tourism earnings for 2019

 

Jamaica is projected to generate US3.7 billion in tourism earnings for 2019.
 
The sector earned US$3.3 billion and had 4.3 million visitors last year.
 
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says for the last four quarters, the sector has led in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) contribution.
 
He added that the sector has also seen an increase in employment.
 
Bartlett is predicting that by 2025, tourism will overtake finance and banking, and become the number-one contributor to global GDP.


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