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Monday, May 5, 2008

JAPEX 2008

We told you that last weekend we returned from Kingston and the annual JAPEX conference, the travel trade show for Jamaica. This was the first time the conference had been held in Kingston in five years (last year we attended in Ocho Rios), and the conference had grown. For the first time, we noticed more participation from buyers from the Russian Federation as well as South America and Europe.

The event started with a poolside welcome reception, Out of Many, One People, at the Hilton Kingston. The next day was spent on the trade show floor (and, for us, in morning press conferences) followed by the Many Moods of Kingston night at the Bank of Jamaica auditorium.

We've compiled a video of scenes we shot during this year's JAPEX including a speech by Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett about plans for Jamaica tourism and performances at the special evening functions: