O le a auai o ia i le 28th Annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference, lea o le a faia i Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, mai Oketopa 11-14, 2022.

Na faaalia e le Minisita o Bartlett e faapea “o turisi folau o se vaega televave o le tagata tafafao maimoa” ma o loʻo ia tulimatai atu i mea faʻapitoa mai le konafesi. Na ia taʻua foʻi e faapea "o le mea na tupu e fetaui lelei ona o loʻo feagai le kamupani vaʻa i le malosi o le toe faʻaleleia ina ua tuʻu mo sina taimi ona o le aʻafiaga o le faʻamaʻi COVID-19."

I lana tautalaga i le fegalegaleai ma fesoʻotaʻiga avanoa o le a tuʻuina atu e le fonotaga, na saunoa ai Mr. Bartlett, "o le a fesoasoani e faʻamalosia faiga faʻapaʻaga o loʻo i ai nei ma faʻavae fesoʻotaʻiga mautu e tatau ona taʻitaʻia ai avanoa lelei mo Jamaicao le toe faʻaleleia o faʻamaʻi pe a maeʻa le COVID-19," ma "tuu i matou i se tulaga sili atu e faʻaogaina ai le faʻaogaina o turisi folau agai i luma."

Ua fa'amamafa pea e le minisita o turisi, o tagata tafafao maimoa mai fafo o se vaega taua lea o oloa a tagata tafafao mai Jamaica ma o se aveta'avale taua i tulaga o tagata asiasi mai ma tupe alu.

A o iai i le fono, o le a feiloai ai le Minisita Bartlett ma le tele o pulega o folauga, e aofia ai Josh Weinstein, Peresetene & Pule Sili ma le Ofisa Sili o le Tau, Carnival Corporation; Christine Duffy, Peresetene, Carnival Cruise Line; John Padgett, Peresitene, Princess Cruises; Michele M. Paige, Pule Sili, FCAA; Richard Sasso, Taitaifono, MSC Cruises; Howard Sherman, Peresetene & Pule Sili, Oceania Cruises; ma Michael Bayley, Peresetene & Pule Sili, Royal Caribbean International.

O le FCAA Cruise Conference o le tele lea o fa'asalalauga folau ma fa'aaliga fefa'ataua'iga i Caribbean, Mekisiko, ma Amerika Tutotonu ma Saute. E silia i le 60 le au fa'atonu o le va'a mai le silia i le 40 atunu'u o le lalolagi atoa, fa'atasi ai ma le silia ma le 500 sui mai vaega eseese o le lalolagi.

O le fonotaga o le a faʻaalia ai se faasologa o fonotaga ma mafutaga faaleaoaoga e aofia ai autu e pei o le Operating in a Post-Pandemic World ma le New Reality of Shore Excursion Operations: Luʻitau ma Avanoa, lea e avanoa mo tagata uma e auai i le Konafesi.

Na tuua e le Minisita Bartlett le motu i le Aso Lua, Oketopa 11, 2022, ma toe foi mai i le Aso Faraile, Oketopa 14, 2022.

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He also noted that “the event is timely as the cruise industry is experiencing a strong recovery after being at a standstill for some time due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minister Bartlett expressed that “cruise tourism is a fast-growing component of the tourism industry” and that he is looking forward to the takeaways from the conference.
Bartlett said, “it will serve to bolster existing partnerships and establish solid networks that should lead to profitable opportunities for Jamaica's post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery,” and “place us in a better position to capitalize on cruise tourism moving forward.