Information source Region Earns US$27 Billion from Tourism Topics Tourism Industrial Development Economic Development, Trade & Integration Foreign Direct Investment Employment Exports & Investment Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Countries Jamaica Teaser 30 May 17 - Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says tourism remains the most vital source of earnings and economic activity for the majority of Caribbean islands, with region-wide revenues estimated at more than US$27 billion. Source Caribbean 360