KINGSTON, Jamaica–Jamaica welcomed just over one million stopover visitors, along with 664,000 cruise passengers up to May 2026, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

Speaking during the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Portfolio Minister Edmund Bartlett noted that these out-turns were achieved with only 70 per cent of the tourism inventory available following Hurricane Melissa.

He noted that, in the wake of the hurricane, the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) responded swiftly to recalibrate its strategy for the sector.