Jamaica to host 2nd CTO Air Connectivity Summit next February
Published on May 18, 2026
Jamaica Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett with CTO Secretary- General and CEO Dona Regis-Prosper at Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Antigua and Barbuda. Also pictured are Philip Rose, Deputy Director of Tourism (left), and Donovan White, Director of Tourism.
Jamaica will host the second annual Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Air Connectivity Summit in Kingston on Feb. 23, 2027, building on the success of this year’s inaugural event in Bermuda and aiming to advance regional air travel amid ongoing global challenges.
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett made the announcement while speaking at the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Antigua on Thursday.
The Jamaican tourism leader noted the timing will coincide with heightened focus on resilience, coming just one week after the United Nations-designated Global Tourism Resilience Day on Feb. 17 — an initiative Jamaica championed.
The summit follows the first CTO Air Connectivity Summit held Feb. 24, 2026, in Hamilton, Bermuda. That event drew ministers and directors of tourism, airline executives, airport leaders and industry stakeholders to address capacity gaps, high taxes and fees, and the need for stronger intra-regional and long-haul services.
In her summit wrap-up remarks, Rosa Harris, chair of the CTO Airlift Committee and director of tourism for the Cayman Islands, described air connectivity as “our oxygen” and “an economic lifeline” for the region.
