Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says the island had been able to secure an estimated 26,000 more airline seats to Jamaica this winter.

Mr Bartlett says so far, Jamaica has been successful in commitments that will see the number of airline seats at a record 283,000 out of Canada to Jamaica.

He was speaking from Ottawa where he is heading a delegation to Jamaica's second largest visitor market.

Mr Bartlett says the increased seats are from major travel partners such as Air Canada Vacations, WestJet, Transat and Sunwing.