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==Procedure==
'''Apply In-Person''' 
#Application for Hotel License are made to the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) through the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), view the JTB and TPDCo contact details in “Office Locations & Contacts” section below
#Visit the TPDCo office in your location to obtain the application form for Hotel License or download it online for their website: [https://www.tpdco.org/license-detail/accommodations/ Link] (HOTEL APPLICATION FORM) you can also download the form directly via this link: [http://www.tpdco.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/HOTEL-APPLICATION-FORM-2019.doc Link] (word document)
#Read and complete the application form correctly and then obtain and prepare all the required documents as outlined in the application form
#Once your application form and any relevant supporting information or documents have been completed, signed, stamped and certified where required, you will then visit TPDCo of to submit your complete application for Hotel Licence. Note that all requests should be addressed to the Manager of the Product Quality Unit at the TPDCo.
#The TPDCo will review and asses your application to determine if it meets the required standards and if all the required document provided are correct, then it will appoint an inspector to conduct an inspection on the said hotel and notify you on the inspection date.
#The TPDCo inspector will visit the hotel site on the appointment date and asses the both the regulatory and standards elements of the development and then forward the finding to the TPDCo.
#If the inspection assessment is successful, the TPDCo will process your application and present a recommendation on your application to the JTB broad at its monthly meeting for approval. Note that the JTB may decide to conduct a reinspection on the site for verification of the inspection report.
#Once the license is approved by the JTB, you will be notified of the grant approval then a licence document is prepared and the Hotel Licence will then be issued.
#Visit the TPDCo to collect your license. Note that the licence granted is subject to the terms and conditions that the Board specifies in the licence and shall be for such period as may be specified in the licence.
 
==Required Documents==
*Copy of Certificate of Incorporation
*Copy of Registration of Business Name (where applicable i.e. if Business Name is different from the name of the Company)
*Letter of “Good Standing” – Companies Office of Jamaica
*Copy of Taxpayer Registration Number (TRN)
*List of Directors
*Copy of Title/Lease Agreement
*Copy of Public Liability Insurance
*Approval from local planning authority (e.g. KSAMC, St. James Municipal Corporation)
*Copy of Public Health Certificate
*Copy of Valid Food Handler’s permit(s)
*Copy of Fire Certificate
*Copy of Public Health Swimming Pool Permit
*Proper Security arrangements (Copy Security Contract/ Certified Personnel)
* Copy of PSRA Certification for security company/ personnel contracted
*Security Approval from Resort Area Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force
*Copy of Beach Licence from NEPA (where applicable)
*Copy of CPR, First Aid certificates and Lifeguard licences for employees assigned as Lifeguards (where applicable)
*Copy of Work Permit (where applicable)

 
==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''JAMAICA TOURIST BOARD (JTB)''' 
Office – Kingstone 
The Tourism Centre 
64 Knutsford Boulevard 
Kingston 5 
Jamaica, West Indies 
Tel: (876) 929-9200 
Fax: (876) 929-9375 
Email: information@visitjamaica.com 
Web: [https://www.jtbonline.org Link] 
 
'''Regional Offices''' 
'''Montego Bay:''' 
Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Rose Hall, St. James 
Jamaica, West Indies 
Tel: (876) 952-4425 , 
Fax: (876) 952-3587 
 
'''Tourism Product Development Company Limited''' 
'''Head Office - Kingston:''' 
The Tourism Centre, 4th Floor 
64-70 Knutsford Boulevard 
Kingston 5 
Jamaica, W.I. 
Tel: 1 (876) 968-3441; 968-1909; 968-3626 
Fax: 1 (876) 929-8269; 754-9135; 920-4854 
Contact details: [https://www.tpdco.org/contact-us/ Link] 
Website: [https://www.tpdco.org link] 
 
'''Regional Offices''' 
'''Montego Bay:''' 
Jamaica Room - Block G, 
Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay,St. James 
Jamaica, W.I. 
Tel: 1 (876) 979-7987/9 
Fax: 1 (876) 971-8812 
Email: Sandra.bellinfantie@tpdco.org 
 
'''Ocho Rios:''' 
Office # 3 
Ocean Village Shopping Centre 
Ocho Rios, St. Ann 
Jamaica, W.I. 
Tel: 1 (876) 974-7705 
Fax: 1 (876) 974-2586 
Email: anna.reader@tpdco.org 
 
'''Negril:''' 
NEPT Building 
Norman Manley Boulevard 
Negril, Westmoreland 
Jamaica, W.I. 
Tel: 1 (876) 957-3962 
Fax: 1 (876) 957-3052 
Email: keysha.evans@tpdco.org 
 
'''Mandeville:''' 
The Ashlar, Suite #5 
71 Manchester Road 
Mandeville, Manchester 
Jamaica, W.I. 
Tel: 1 (876) 962-6316; 961-6182 
Fax: 1 (876) 961-6182 
Email: amanda.parke@tpdco.org 
 
Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm 
Friday: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm 
 

==Eligibility==
*Citizens, residents and companies that wish to operate a hotel business in Jamaica are eligible to apply for a hotel license
 

==Fees==
*Free
 

==Validity==
*The license is valid for the stated period in the license which can be for three, four, six- or twelve-month periods.
 

==Documents to Use==
*Application from( word doc):[http://www.tpdco.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/HOTEL-APPLICATION-FORM-2019.doc Link]
 

==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

 
==Processing Time==
*One month
 

==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

 
==Instructions==
*You are required to complete and submit the application form along with the other required documentation to the TPDCo. In order to ensure your submissions are processed expeditiously, please verify that all the information is completed fully, and the required supporting documents/information are submitted along with your applications
*It takes approximately one month to process your Licence as the Board of the Directors of the Jamaica Tourist Board meet once a month to review and approve Licences. Your submission must be made in advance of the meeting usually by the first Friday of the month in order to be considered.
 

==Required Information==
*Names
*Contact details
*Addresses
*Hotel details
*Signatures and date
 
==Need for the Document==
*You required a valid hotel license to operate a hotel in Jamaica
 
==Information which might help==
Enter other informations which might help.

 

==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

 
==External Links==
*TAJ: [https://www.jamaicatax-online.gov.jm/Portal/licence_types.html#TradeLicence Link] 
 
==Others==
More information which might help people.

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