Jamaica’s tourism sector is not expected to see a return to normality before the second quarter of 2023, President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association (JHTA) Omar Robinson has said.
This projection comes amid the phased re-opening of some hotels.
There is, however, uncertainty about when the cruise sector will re-open, with September or October being discussed.
This would translate to possibly only two months of cruising, with reduced capacity for the rest of 2020.
The devastating effect of COVID-19 goes well beyond the almost 350,000 direct and indirect tourism workers in Jamaica who have already suffered significant financial losses and is expected to get much worse.
Taiwan National Day Celebration
