BRAND NEW “JAMAICA CARES” PROGRAM ENSURES TRAVELER CONFIDENCE
TRAVEL PROTECTION INITIATIVE FROM THE GLOBAL TOURISM RESILIENCE CENTRE
Oct 29, 2020
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Jamaica Cares is a ground-breaking travel protection and emergency services program set to launch in November. Jamaica Cares provides visitors access to first-of-its-kind travel protection and emergency medical and crisis response services for events up to and including natural disasters. The travel protection and services program is a partnership coordinated and administered by the Global Tourism Resilience Crisis Management Centre, with support from the Global Travel and Tourism Resilience Council, Global Rescue, and leading international and national insurance companies. For $40 USD, Jamaica Cares provides visitors access to compulsory travel protection and emergency medical services, including:
– Case management, transport logistics, field rescue, evacuation and repatriation for medical emergencies, including COVID-19, and other crises up to and including natural disasters
– International health coverage up to $100,000 USD for visitors traveling to and from Jamaica
– On-island health coverage up to $50,000 USD
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Jamaica Cares sets the gold standard for tourism by combining Global Rescue’s industry-leading emergency services with domestic and international travel medical insurance. Visitors will have the peace of mind to travel again knowing their health, wellbeing, and finances are protected. Tourists will be provided with an information package and emergency contact details as they conclude their application for permission to travel to Jamaica. The compulsory fee will be included as part of the country’s Travel Authorization application on visitjamaica.com, triggering automatic participation in the Jamaica Cares program. Participation is mandatory for all non-Jamaican passport holders.
“Jamaica Cares is a comprehensive, mandatory program that delivers travel protection from the time they leave home until returning. It is a revolutionary and ground-breaking initiative authored and driven by the GTRCMC that will safeguard and protect the Jamaican tourist product and citizens of Jamaica,” said Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Co-chairman and founder of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre. Travel attitudes consistently show a powerful willingness to pay for increased safety protections during travel. An international travel sentiment survey, conducted by Price Waterhouse Coopers, revealed safety is paramount in making travel decisions for which consumers are willing to pay. A Global Rescue survey of more than 2,200 frequent travels found they agreed by wide margins (90+%) they would feel safer if they – and all travels – had services and protections for medical emergencies, including COVID-19, and door-to-door travel insurance.
“Travels want to know they are better prepared in the event of a medical emergency or a natural disaster and agents and operators will see the Jamaica Cares program as the gold-standard to restore travel confidence and rebuild bookings,” said Dr, Taleb Rifai, Co-Chair, GTRCMC. Executive Director of the GTRCMC, Professor Lloyd Waller has also highlighted that “Jamaica Cares honors the goals of the GTRCMC which are to assist global tourism destinations with destination preparedness, management, and recovery from disruptions and/or crises that impact tourism and threaten economies and livelihoods.” Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: “I would like to congratulate all those involved in the implementation of the ‘Jamaica Care’ program, which will no doubt help to restore travel confidence and aid the recovery of the Travel & Tourism sector.
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About Global Tourism Resilience Crisis Management Centre
The Global Tourism Resilience Crisis Management Centre serves the worldwide travel industry, facilitating planning and preparation for crisis response, recovery, and resilience issues. The Resilience Council is a network and forum for governments and businesses, bringing the public and private sectors together for the development of sustainable frameworks to enable business growth. For more information click here. Contact: Prof. Lloyd Waller, Executive Director, lloyd.waller@gmail.com
About the Global Travel and Tourism Resilience Council
The Global Travel and Tourism Resilience Council serves the worldwide travel industry, facilitating planning and preparation for crisis response, recovery and resilience issues. For more information click here. Contact: Laurie Myers +1949 742-9648 or email: info@resiliencecouncil.com
About Global Rescue
Global Rescue is the world’s leading provider of medical, security, evacuation, and travel risk management services. Founded in 2004, Global Rescue has exclusive relationships with the Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine Division of Special Operations and Elite Medical Group. Global Rescue provides best-in-class services that identify, monitor, and respond to client medical and security crises. For more information, click here. Contact Bill McIntyre at bmcintyre@globalrescue.com or 202-560-1195.
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