TOURISM
 Steady growth - in 1999, 2% increase in stopover arrivals and 14% increase in cruise passengers- Gross visitor expenditure increased by 6.9% in 1999 to US$1.3 billion
- Direct employment increased to 30,325
- More room capacity with Government's assistance
- 430-room Ritz Carlton - Montego Bay
- 225-room Hedonism III - Runaway Bay
- 96-room Pebbles Resort - Trelawny
- 380-room Rui Hotel - under construction in Negril
- Expanded tourism product through several cultural festivals
- Initiated work on Trench Town Culture Yard
- Team Jamaica training programme, improving quality of tourism staff
- Industry won major Travel Industry awards
- Tourism introduced into schools' curriculum
- Established Youth Tourism Advisory Committee
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