Minisita o Turisi, Afioga Hon. Edmund Bartlett, ua faʻasalalau le faʻatinoina o se polokalame faʻateʻaina visa mo tagatanuu o le Dominican Republic, e faʻailogaina ai se tulaga taua tele i le faʻamalosia o le galulue faʻatasi o tagata tafafao maimoa Caribbean ma le tuʻufaʻatasia faʻaitulagi.
E oʻo mai ia Fepuari 4, 2025, o tagatanuu o le Dominican Republic ua fiafia nei i se faʻamalologa visa mo le malaga i Jamaica mo asiasiga e oʻo atu i le 180 aso. O le a fa'afaigofie ai femalagaiga ma fa'atupuina le tele o fefa'ataua'iga fa'aleaganu'u ma le tamaoaiga i le va o atumotu e lua.
“O lenei fa'amagalo visa e fa'atusalia ai la matou tautinoga i le talepeina o pa pupuni i femalagaiga i va-Caribbean, e ala i le fausia o se itulagi e sili atu ona feso'ota'i,” o le saunoaga lea a le Minisita o Turisi, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. “E ala i le faafaigofieina o femalagaiga i le va o tatou atunuu, ua tatou tatalaina ai faitotoa i avanoa fou turisi e manuia ai itu uma e lua mai le fesuiaiga o aganuu i faamanuiaga tau tamaoaiga sili atu.”
O le suiga o faiga fa'avae e fa'amoemoe e matua fa'atuputeleina ai le tele o nofoaga o turisi, e mafai ai e tagata asiasi ona iloa tu ma aga tu'ufa'atasi o atumotu uma e lua i se malaga e tasi.
Ua mafai nei e tagata asiasi ona tu'ufa'atasia lelei matafaga ta'uta'ua o Jamaica, musika, ma mea'ai ma le tamaoaiga fa'akolone tala'aga a le Dominican Republic ma laufanua fa'anatura eseese.
O le Senator, le Hon Aubyn Hill, Minisita o Alamanuia, Tupe Teufaafaigaluega ma Pisinisi ma HE Angie Martinez, Dominican Republic Amapasa i Jamaica, na lagolagoina uma ma faʻafeiloaia le gaioiga taua e mafai ai ona faʻafaigofie atili le feʻaveaʻi, turisi ma pisinisi i le va o atunuu uma e lua. “O lenei fa'ate'a visa o lo'o fa'atusalia ai se fa'ailoga iloga i so'otaga Dominican-Jamaican," o le tala lea a HE Angie Martinez, le Amepasa o Dominican Republic i Jamaica. “E tatalaina ai se vaega fou o avanoa mo o tatou atunuu, saunia le auala mo sootaga loloto o le tamaoaiga, faalautele pisinisi, ma malosi le galulue faatasi o turisi. O lenei faaiuga o le a manatua o le taimi na filifili ai o tatou atunuu e ola faʻatasi, faʻaleleia atili fesoʻotaʻiga tagata-i-tagata e manuia ai augatupulaga a sau."
O le faʻasalalauga fou e faʻamoemoeina e tatala ai faitotoʻa i avanoa e le masani ai tagata tafafao maimoa, aua o le a faʻapitoa i tagata asiasi mai Amerika i Matu, Europa, ma Amerika Latina o loʻo sailia ni faʻamatalaga atoatoa o le Caribbean. O lo'o galulue fa'atasi pa'aga o turisi mai atunu'u e lua i faiga fa'atauga fa'atasi e fa'amamafa ai fa'afiafiaga felagolagoma'i e ofo atu i nofoaga ta'itasi.
"O le faateleina o le gafatia o le vaalele o le a suia ai le auala e maua ai e tagata asiasi le Caribbean," o le tala lea a le Faatonu Sili o Turisi. "O le a vave ona matou amata galulue vavalalata ma a matou paaga vaalele e faʻateleina le fiafia ma faʻatasi mo tagata asiasi mai le Dominican Republic e fia o mai i Jamaica."
FOFOGA TUSI FAI IAMAICA
O le Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), na faavaeina i le 1955, o le ofisa o turisi a Jamaica e faavae i le laumua o Kingston. O ofisa JTB o loʻo i ai foi i Montego Bay, Miami, Toronto ma Lonetona. O ofisa sui i Perelini, Barcelona, Roma, Amsterdam, Mumbai, Tokyo ma Pale.
O Jamaica o le fale i nisi o nofoaga sili ona lelei i le lalolagi, mataʻina ma tuʻuina atu auaunaga o loʻo faʻaauau pea ona maua le lauiloa iloga i le lalolagi atoa, ma o le nofoaga e masani ona faʻavasegaina i totonu o le sili e asiasi i le lalolagi e ala i lomiga faʻavaomalo faʻavaomalo. I le 2024, na fa'ailoa ai le JTB o le 'World's Leading Cruise Destination' ma le 'World's Leading Family Destination' mo le lona lima o tausaga sosoo e ala i le World Travel Awards, lea na fa'aigoaina ai fo'i le 'Caribbean's Leading Tourist Board' mo le 17 tausaga sosoo. E le gata i lea, na maua e Jamaica le ono 2024 Travvy Awards, e aofia ai le auro mo le 'Best Travel Agent Academy Program' ma le siliva mo le 'Best Culinary Destination - Caribbean' ma le 'Best Tourism Board - Caribbean'. Na maua foi e Jamaica ni faatagata apamemea mo le 'Best Destination – Caribbean', 'Best Wedding Destination – Caribbean', ma le 'Best Honeymoon Destination – Caribbean'. Na maua foi le faailoga o le TravelAge West WAVE mo le 'International Tourism Board Providing the Best Travel Advisor Support' mo se faamaumauga-faamauina 12th taimi. Na fa'atulaga e le TripAdvisor® ia Jamaica i le #7 Manu'aga Sili mo Honeymoon i le Lalolagi ma le #19 Manu'aga Sili i le Lalolagi mo le 2024.
Mo faʻamatalaga e uiga i mea faʻapitoa o loʻo lumanaʻi, mea e mataʻina ma mea e nonofo ai i Jamaica alu i le JTB's Website i asiasijamaica.com pe valaau le Jamaica Tourist Board ile 1-800-JAMAICA (1-800-526-2422). Mulimuli i le JTB ile Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest ma YouTube. Va'ai le JTB blog i visitjamaica.com/blog/.
VAAI I ATA AUTU: Minisita o Turisi, Afioga Hon. Edmund Bartlett (lua mai le agavale), na faʻasalalau le faʻatinoina o se polokalame faʻamalolo visa mo tagatanuu o le Dominican Republic. O lenei fa'amoemoe ua fa'ailogaina se fa'ailoga taua tele i le fa'amalosia o le galulue fa'atasi i turisi Karipiane ma fa'alauiloa le tu'ufa'atasiga fa'aitulagi. O lo o auai faatasi ma ia i le taimi nei o le Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (lua mai le taumatau), Minisita o Alamanuia, Tupe Teufaafaigaluega, ma Pisinisi; HE Angie Martinez (agavale), le Dominican Republic Amapasa i Jamaica; ma Jennifer Griffith, Failautusi Tumau i le Matagaluega o Turisi.
