US, March 5 -- At the ongoing ITB Travel Trade Show in Berlin, Jamaica was named Destination of the Year, and Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett was crowned Tourism Minister of the Year Worldwide as the country secured six honours at the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) International Travel Awards in Germany on Wednesday.

The awards were presented during the PATWA World Tourism Leaders' Summit, held alongside the global tourism trade show ITB Berlin.

Bartlett was recognised for his global advocacy for tourism resilience and sustainable industry development.

Also at ITB yesterday, Edmund Bartlett delivered a wide-ranging address at a high-level panel discussion on the growing phenomenon of global poly-crisis and its implica...