NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022 2 JAMAICA AT 60: TR LAWNY Keisha Hill/Senior Gleaner Writer THE PARISH of Trelawny is moving to take its place as a keyplayer in the tourismsector. The parish has attracted some major hotel developments in recent years, and there are plans in the pipeline for some 6,000 additional rooms along the corridor fromRio Bueno to Falmouth. Trelawny is now forging ahead with its transformation from a parish that has been dominated by agriculture, more so sugar cane, to what is now a very vibrant tourism sector. The parish already has some of the infrastructure to support the tourismproduct including the leading cruise port, rafting on the legendary MarthaBraeRiver, cultural excursions into Maroon history, exploration of the Windsor Caves, the adventures of Chukka Caribbean at Good Hope, andmuchmore. James Tweedie, president of the TrelawnyChamber of Commerce and Industry, said ina fewyears, whenyou combine the inventory of Trelawny with that of Montego Bay, you are looking at two-thirds of the hotel room stock on the island. Tweedie said the industry is stimulating wide-scale economic activity, fostering growth in communities, generating jobs and earning billions of dollars in foreign exchange. It is, he said, alreadyproving tobeapowerful catalyst for improving the socio-economic conditions. “Trelawny is poised to become the next big resort destination, with the parish attracting billions of dollars in investment in hotel developments over the last several years. Currently, Trelawny has over 2,000 hotel rooms, with more slated to come on stream over thenext coupleof years,”Tweedie said. InNovember 2016, RoyaltonLuxury Resorts expanded its portfolio of modern all-inclusive properties with the 228-room Royalton Blue Waters, adjacent to the expanded Royalton White Sands inCooper’s Pen. In2018, A frontal view of Royalton Blue Waters, Trelawny. CONTRIBUTED The next big resort destination TRELAWNY:
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