Jamaica’s Tourism Minister to Meet with Key Travel Partners at WTM 2015

Jamaica’s Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Wykeham McNeill, is scheduled to participate in a number of high-level meetings and promotions with key tourism partners as World Travel Market 2015 (WTM) is now underway in London.

Now in its 36th year, WTM 2015 is the leading global event for the travel industry. Some 51,500 senior travel industry professionals, government ministers and international press are in London to network, negotiate, conduct business and discuss the latest industry trends. The four-day business-to-business forum ends on November 5.

With the United Kingdom being one of Jamaica's main tourism source markets, McNeill along with Director of Tourism Paul Pennicook will meet with airlines and travel partners -- including Sunwing Travel Group, Expedia and Virgin Holidays, among others -- to explore strategies to promote Brand Jamaica and further increase UK visitor arrivals to Jamaica.

Yesterday, McNeill attended the prestigious WTM dinner, entitled 'An Evening with Anthony Bourdain', hosted by CNN presenter Richard Quest.

Today, McNeill will attend the launch of the Caribbean Tourism Organization's Industry Trends & Insight Report 2015 which will provide an up-to-date analysis on the challenges facing the travel industry in the UK and Europe.

The report will also give an overview of the latest consumer trends and insight into what the Caribbean's competitors are doing.

McNeill will also give a number of interviews to international media, including Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide book publisher in the world, and the award-winning lifestyle and travel magazine, Caribbean World.