Jamaica's Tourism Titans
By Tourism Product Development Company Ltd
Jamaica's Tourism TitansApr 18, 2023
Jamaica's Tourism Titans - Episode 13 | Honourable Godfrey Glengoffe Dyer, OJ, CD, JP
Our guest has a Boulevard in the Magic City of Montego Bay named in his honour. He is Dr. the Honourable Godfrey Glengoffe Dyer, Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, and a two-time President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association. He has served on several public and private sector boards and is co-founder of Jamaica’s number-one music festival, SumFest.
His journey is laced with volunteerism not just locally but worldwide. As president of the Kiwanis International Foundation with jurisdiction over 90 countries across the world, he holds the distinction of being the only non-American to have held that position.
Join us for episode 13 of Jamaica’s Tourism Titans podcast with Marline Stephenson Dalley.
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Jamaica's Tourism Titans - Episode 12 | Shernette Crichton
Episode 12 of Jamaica's Tourism Titans takes us to the multiple award-winning, prestigious Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay Jamaica. There you will find not only luxurious accommodations, private villas, the Fern Tree Spa, golfing, horseback riding, private beaches and excellent staff, but the Caribbean hotelier of the year 2023, Shernette Crichton. What does it take to achieve such an honor? Crichton broke the glass ceiling by becoming the resort's first female General Manager in 2019. She has spent a lifetime learning, growing and honing her skills to take the lead at this tourism powerhouse. She's a committed and hardworking leader, mother, mentor, wife and more. Tune in and be inspired. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tourism-product-development-company-ltd
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Jamaica's Tourism Titans - Episode 11 | Jason Henzell
Our 11th Tourism Titan is a social entrepreneur and advocate for sustainable community development. Founder of Breds, the non-profit Treasure Beach Foundation, which promotes education, conservation and sports for social change. Our guest is anchored to the Treasure Beach community and Jamaica's South Coast.
Meet Jason Henzell, a committed visionary who wears several hats and whose dad gave the world the epic movie, ‘The Harder They Come’.
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Jamaica's Tourism Titans - Episode 10 | Thomas Bob Betton
Our special guest on episode 10 of Jamaica's Tourism Titans, along with his wife, is the owner of a great house that sits high on a hill with an astonishing view of the Caribbean Sea. This great house built in the 1780s by the enormously wealthy Richard Barrett, cousin of the famous poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, is still standing tall and preserved as part of a rich cultural heritage by Thomas Bob Betton. He was recognized by the council of the Institute of Jamaica with the Bronze Musgrave Medal for his contribution to the field of heritage preservation and by the National Association of Returning Residents for relentless work and commitment to restoring and preserving Greenwood Greathouse, which incidentally was declared a National Monument by the Jamaican National Heritage Trust in 2001.
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Jamaica's Tourism Titans | Episode 9 | Josef Forstmayr
Meet Josef Forstmayr, culturally Austrian but emotionally Jamaican.
Josef has made the island his home since 1979 and from a young, man has thrown himself into the region's tourism industry. He is the managing director of the Round Hill Hotel and Villas since 1989 and under his direction, Round Hill has won countless awards.
He's the longest-serving director of the Jamaica Tourist Board, Honourary Consul for the Republic of Austria in Jamaica, and the recipient of several awards including Jamaica’s Order of Distinction for his contribution to the nation's tourism industry.
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Jamaica's Tourism Titans | Episode 8 | Nicola Madden Greig
She is passionate, full of life, and one who believes in Jamaica. President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, Chairman of the Gastronomy Network, two-time recipient of the JHTA Presidents award, recipient of Jamaica’s Order of Distinction for her service in tourism, and the list goes on. Meet Nicola Madden Greig, Group Director of Marketing and Sales at the Courtleigh Hospitality Group on the next episode of Jamaica’s Tourism Titans.
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Jamaica's Tourism Titans | Episode 7 | John Lynch
John Lynch has for over 40 years been woven into the tapestry of Jamaica’s Tourism. From Ground Transportation which marked his entry into the industry, to the Jamaica Tourist Board, Sandals Resorts, and then some. He was recognized by his country in 2017 with the Order of Distinction Commander Class for his service to the tourism industry. Join us as we talk with another of Jamaica’s Tourism Titans, Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board, John Lynch.
Jamaica's Tourism Titans | Episode 6 | Anup Chandiram
He has been president of the Duty-free Association of Jamaica since 2011 and is the Chairman of the Shopping Network of the Tourism Linkages Committee since 2016. His dad before him was Chairman of Bijoux, one of Jamaica’s pioneering duty-free establishments, and was a titan in many spheres. Meet Anup Chandiram, a duty-free entrepreneur for over 35 years on episode 6 of Jamaican’s Tourism Titans.
Jamaica's Tourism Titans | Episode 5 | Marguerite Diana Mcintyre Pike O.D. BSc
Marguerite Diana McIntyre-Pike O.D. BSc has over 44 years of pioneering services of Community Tourism locally, regionally and internationally. This founder of the Country Style Tourism Network and president of the International Institute of Peace Through Tourism - IIPT Caribbean, has been awarded multiple times for her contribution.
Jamaica's Tourism Titans | Episode 4 | Ainsley Henriques
Our special guest on episode 4 of Jamaica's Tourism Titans podcast is Ainsley Henriques, who wears many hats. Proud of his Saint Thomas heritage, he's Historian, Genealogist and importantly, Storyteller. Be listening as we make the connection with his stories and tourism in Jamaica.
Jamaica's Tourism Titans | Episode 3 | Camille Needham
Our guest in today's podcast is Mrs Camille Needham. She's the Executive Director of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association JHTA and has been since her return from the United Kingdom in 1983; of course, the JHTA is one of Jamaica’s most prominent and influential national trade associations and represents the largest foreign exchange earner. She's had many achievements in her time. In 2013 she received the Prime Minister's medal of appreciation for service to Jamaica in recognition of her contribution to the field of tourism and just in 2021, she received the Order of Distinction Officer Class for services to tourism from the Government of Jamaica.
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Jamaica's Tourism Titans | Episode 2 | Nancy Mclean
She has served Her Majesty the Queen of England and movie stars, Princes, Presidents, and the Pope. She was the first woman appointed General Manager of the Pegasus and is one of Jamaica’s doyens of hospitality. Episode two of Jamaica’s Tourism Titans shines the spotlight on Nancy Mclean.
Jamaica's Tourism Titans | Episode 1 | Hon. Edmund Bartlett
In this our first episode, hosted by Marline Stephenson Dalley, meet Jamaica’s effervescent, resilient and multiple award winning Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.