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British Airways & Thomson Airways: new flights to Jamaica

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British Airways & Thomson Airways have recently revealed they will operate additional flights to Jamaica. This comes as a result of the fact that the number of British and Irish tourists visiting this island has increased by nearly a third (31 per cent), in the last three years, transforming The UK & Ireland is now Jamaica’s third biggest market, with 201,364 people visiting in 2015.

Thomson’s additional flights will include a third weekly flight from Manchester and a fourth from London Gatwick this winter (November – April) and will also introduce service from London Stansted in summer 2017 (May –October).


British Airways will add a fourth weekly flight from London Gatwick to Kingston in summer of 2017 (April to October) and flights will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.


Paul Pennicook, Jamaica director of tourism, said: “We’re thrilled that even more flights will be coming from the UK and Ireland to Jamaica. The airlines clearly feel that there is strong demand for what Jamaica has to offer and we’ll continue working hard at creating a ‘best in class’ product for holidaymakers, and in building strong relationships with our partners.”


While many British and Irish visitors are already aware of what Jamaica has to offer to its guests, Pennicook attributed some of the destinations success to constantly looking at innovating and improving what services and attractions are available to visitors and spoke of the development of ‘artisan villages’ that would tap into the trends for eco-tourism and sustainability and a new hospitality school.


More, the ministry of health is aiming to attract over 100,000 medical tourists to Jamaica within the next ten years. Director of policy planning and development in the ministry, Howard Lynch, said the sector has the potential to provide tremendous economic benefits to the country. “At a growth rate of 20 percent in ten years, it is estimated that Jamaica’s share in the global market will amount to 0.3 percent and would generate over US$600 million,” he said.

 

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