Caribbean tourism ministers meeting in the House of Representatives last week as part of the ongoing campaign against the increase in Air Passenger Duty (APD).

The minister of Jamaica, St. Lucia, Bermuda, and Antigua and Barbuda attended the event, organized by the Liberal Democrat MP for Brent East Sarah Teather.

Jamaica is the bread of the 30th World Travel Market (WTM), which ended on Thursday at the Excel Exhibition Center in East London, England.

State kicked off a successful week on Sunday, an unprecedented number of awards won at the opening ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel. The trend continued through the week, as the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) exhibition stand sustained attention from travel industry professionals from across the globe.Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, who led the Jamaican team for the four-day event, said this year’s exhibition is the most successful to date. He added that it spoke a lot about the positive activities that occur in the state tourism sector.