Jamaica Is Launching a Nationwide Plan to Reopen Tourism in December

Jamaica is reopening for business, sooner than most expected. Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism has announced an integrated national initiative to fully restart the country’s tourism industry by Dec. 15, following the widespread impacts of Hurricane Melissa. That would help preserve what is always the most lucrative time of year for the island’s tourism-focused economy — the Festive Season between mid-December and the New Year. Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett outlined the plan with the launch of the Hurricane Melissa Recovery Task Force and the Tourism Resilience Coordination Commit