MONTEGO Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Janet Silvera is calling for a delay in the resumption of activities in the Airbnb sector, as the country’s tourism industry fine-tunes protocols to deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Silvera, who made the call at this week’s Jamaica Observer Monday Exchange via Zoom, is insisting that it should be another three months before the sector is given the green light to continue operations.

Jamaica fully reopened its borders to international travellers on Monday (June 15), when it welcomed six flights with more than 500 passengers, a positive sign for the tourism industry which was dealt a severe blow when the country’s borders were ordered closed to incoming passenger traffic on March 24.

More than 1,000 tourists have arrived in the island since Monday, while some 9,000 are expected within the next two weeks.

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