{"id":67265,"date":"2019-02-12T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T22:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-jamaica-participates-in-routes-americas\/"},"modified":"2019-02-12T20:10:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T00:10:34","slug":"jamaica-destino-turistico-y-de-negocios-participa-en-el-evento-routes-americas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/jamaica-destino-turistico-y-de-negocios-participa-en-el-evento-routes-americas\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica Participates in Routes Americas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">KINGSTON, Jamaica<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 12, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> is participating in Routes Americas in <span class=\"xn-location\">Quebec, Canada<\/span> between 12 and 14 February to promote the country as a tourism and business destination. Routes Americas is top leading summit in the Western Hemisphere for the development of new routes and airlift attended by airline and airport executives from across the region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/821300\/IMG_1034.jpg\" title=\"Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, Jamaica\" alt=\"Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, Jamaica\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica&#8217;s<\/span> objective at the event is to attract new flights and airlines to this leading <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> destination. The promotion of destination <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> is being supported by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pac\u00edfico (GAP), which operates <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica&#8217;s<\/span> leading international gateway, Sangster International Airport in <span class=\"xn-location\">Montego Bay<\/span>, and as incoming operator of Norman Manley International Airport in <span class=\"xn-location\">Kingston<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Meetings have been scheduled with 20 airlines based in <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>, the US, the EU and <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>, including American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, British Airways, Air Canada, Lufthansa, Southwest, United Airlines and TUI, among several others. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Routes Americas will get the industry geared up for the World Routes 2019 summit to be held in <span class=\"xn-location\">Adelaide, Australia<\/span> in September, where GAP will intensify the promotion of <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> as an investment and tourism destination. The World Routes summit in <span class=\"xn-location\">Adelaide<\/span> will have a global reach with the participation of airlines based in the EU, <span class=\"xn-location\">Africa<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span>, many of which do not typically participate in Routes Americas.<\/p>\n<p>GAP is committed to promoting <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> as an extraordinary destination with countless natural wonders and an excellent tourism product, as well as for its attractiveness as a destination for foreign investment that promotes the sustainable economic and social development of the country. <\/p>\n<p><b><i>About Grupo Aeroportuario del Pac\u00edfico <br \/><\/i><\/b>Grupo Aeroportuario del Pac\u00edfico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP) is a leading airport operator based in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>. GAP holds concessions for the operation of 12 international airports in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> and two in <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span>, providing service to more than 300 destinations via 35 airlines. The company&#8217;s shares are listed in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> and in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>GAP served <span class=\"xn-money\">40.7m<\/span> passengers in 2017, an 11.4% increase over 2016. <\/p>\n<p>Airports operated by GAP are based in:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Guadalajara<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Tijuana<\/span>, serving the principal metropolitan areas; <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Mexicali<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Hermosillo<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Mochis<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Aguascalientes<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Guanajuato<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Morelia<\/span>, serving these medium-size developing cities; <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">La Paz<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Cabos<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Vallarta<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Manzanillo<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Montego Bay<\/span>, leading tourism destinations in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>On <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 10<\/span><sup>th<\/sup>, 2018, GAP announced it had closed the public-private-partnership to operate, modernize and expand Norman Manley International Airport in <span class=\"xn-location\">Kingston, Jamaica<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Airports operated by GAP in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> are owned by the Mexican government and operated under a 50-year concession that commenced in 1998 as part of a national initiative to privatize and improve the quality of service and security at airports across the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sangster International Airport in <span class=\"xn-location\">Montego Bay<\/span> is owned by the Government of <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> and operated under a 30-year concession by MBJ Airports, a partnership between GAP and Vantage Airport Group. GAP was awarded a 25-year concession to operate Norman Manley International Airport in <span class=\"xn-location\">Kingston<\/span> commencing in <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 2019<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/821300\/IMG_1034.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/821300\/IMG_1034.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/821301\/Grupo_Aeroportuario_del_Pacifico_color.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/821301\/Grupo_Aeroportuario_del_Pacifico_color.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/821301\/Grupo_Aeroportuario_del_Pacifico_color.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>SOURCE  Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">KINGSTON, Jamaica<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 12, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> is participating in Routes Americas in <span class=\"xn-location\">Quebec, Canada<\/span> between 12 and 14 February to promote the country as a tourism and business destination. Routes Americas is top leading summit in the Western Hemisphere for the development of new routes and airlift attended by airline and airport executives from across the region.<\/p>\n<p>    &lt;div&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">KINGSTON, Jamaica<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 12, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> is participating in Routes Americas in <span class=\"xn-location\">Quebec, Canada<\/span> between 12 and 14 February to promote the country as a tourism and business destination. 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