JAPEX 2002, The Jamaica Product Exchange
Kingston._ Sponsored by Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association and the Jamaica Tourist Board, The Jamaica Product Exchange JAPEX 2002 will be held April 14-16, at the Renaissance Jamaica Grande Hotel, in Ocho Rios.
JAPEX was created in 1990 to provide a professionally organized business exchange where wholesalers and tour operators could meet and conduct business with Jamaica ’s leading tourism suppliers.
It is a product of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and is supported by every Jamaican organization involved in the development, promotion and sales of the island’s tourism product.
For two days, suppliers of Jamaican tourism products and services meet with nearly 200 different Tour Operators and Wholesalers from throughout the world that have a specific interest in Jamaica, its products and services.
The Agents will visit Suppliers at their booths for a half-day to gather information and familiarize them with Jamaica as a destination. The Jamaica Tourist Board is handling all of the arrangements for the Travel Agents and we look forward to a successful event!
Since appointments are only scheduled through buyer request and perfect matches, suppliers are encouraged to make advance contact with buyers they are interested in meeting. Appointments are arranged in advance through computer matching of prescheduled appointment requests received from buyers and suppliers. Once you arrive in Ocho Rios, appointments can also be scheduled during on-site Scheduling Sessions.
JAPEX appointments are scheduled in two different ways: 1) Perfect Match, when the Buyer requests a Supplier and the same Supplier requests that Buyer; and 2) Buyer requested appointments, which are based solely upon the buyer’s requests.
Approximately a week before JAPEX begins, all registered companies receive a faxed summary of appointments which have been prescheduled for your company. Upon arrival, in Ocho Rios, each company receives and Appointment B
