Attempts to organize a bureau responsible for marketing Jamaica resulted in the formation of the Jamaica Tourist Association in 1910. The next important milestone came in 1922 when the Government established the Tourist Trade Development Board. By 1954 the Government recognized the need for a more effective organization than the Tourist Trade Development Board. Out of this re-organization emerged a much altered and invigorated Jamaica Tourist Board established April 1, 1955, membership of which reflected all interests in the industry.

Jamaica gets most of its visitors from the United States of America followed by Europe and Canada

These are visitors who spend at least one night in another country. They may be long stay visitors, who stay at least three nights or short stay visitors who spend less that three nights.

An international agreement made in 1929 and as amended subsequently, limiting the liability of airlines for loss of or damage to baggage (luggage) and injury to or death of passengers on most international flights (including domestic portions of international flights). As a result of the Convention, airlines normally accept liability for accidents up to set limits and claimants do not have to prove negligence.

A central fund to which all Australian licensed travel agents are required to contribute. The fund is used to compensate ravellers in the event of travel agent insolvency but it does not cover losses incurred by collapse of principals.

Advice, often a warning, issued by a government authority (e.g., foreign Office in the UK or the State Department in the USA) regarding to a country or area, in such cases as civil unrest or health hazard.

A supply-based structure of tourism activities developed by the World Tourism Organization (WTO) and adopted as a provisional classification by the United Nations Statistical Commission in 1993. SCITA was published jointly by the UN Statistical Commission and the WTO in the full report on recommendations on Tourism Statistics in 1994.

a) Place to which people go for holidays (vacations) and recreation, hence holiday (vacation) and health resorts, also inland and coastal/seaside resorts. Historically the evolution of tourism has been closely identified with the beginnings and subsequent development of resorts. Nowadays the term often has its literal meanings to denote any visitor centre to which people resort in large numbers and capital cities tend to be the largest and most prosperous resorts in their countries, especially for international tourists.

b) In the USA and the Caribbean also a holiday (vacation) hotel providing extensive entertainment and recreation facilities.

Term used to refer to spending by gay and lesbian consumers who have emerged as a significant and identifiable tourist market segment, in some countries served exclusively by specialist tourism and hospitality operators.

Demi-pension or half-board hotel tariff, which includes room, breakfast and one main meal per day, usually dinner.

American term used as a synonym for hotel industry but also in a wider sense to include to a varying extent all or most other establishments of commercial hospitality, such as guest houses and also condominium.

This year marked as such under the auspices of the European commission aimed at heightening the awareness of the political, economic and social importance of tourism. A total of eighteen (18) European countries were involved and more than two thousand related events were held in the UK alone.

Trips and visits made by employees and others in the course of their work, including attending meetings, conferences and exhibitions. As an indication of its significance in recent years UK residents spent more than a quarter of their estimated total expenditure on tourism in the UK on business trips / visits (United Kingdom Tourism Survey/UKTS); business tourism represented around one-quarter of all in-bound tourism (International Passenger Survey/IPS).

A pan-European award for beaches meeting the stricter “guidelines” water quality standards EC Bathing Water Directive and offering good on-shore facilities.

American term for hotel porter, also called bell man.