Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, has led tributes to hotelier Louis Grant who died March 6.
Mr Grant worked in the tourism Industry for nearly 60 years – more than 25 of which were spent with the Sandals Resorts chain. For many of those years, he was a general manager at Sandals Dunn’s River, St Ann.
In 2007, Mr. Grant was named Hotelier of the Year by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) for being “outstanding in operational management, food and beverage management, and marketing”.
In 2018, the JHTA presented him with its Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mr Bartlett said Grant was a friend, a true ambassador, and a 
patriot of the highest order. He said Louis Grant was a trailblazer and a man who embodied everything that is good about the tourism industry.
“It’s a tremendous loss. On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism and the entire tourism family…I send condolences to his family and his legion of friends,” he said.
Also paying tribute was Chairman of Sandals International Resorts,” Adam Stewart who said: “His work ethic over the years has been evidence of his unwavering passion for the hospitality industry… a passion rivalled only by his love for automobiles,”
In a JIS article on Grant, Garwin Davis also quotes other tourism interests in Ocho Rios as paying tribute.
Owner of Taj Mahal Plaza in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Sanju Chatani, said Mr. Grant was “a decent man with a great work ethic and love for people”.
Double V Plaza’s owner, Colin Mills called Grant “a special talent… a man who could make things happen. He worked very well with people.”
Ed Bartlett said Grant was a friend and ambassador for tourism
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