Dubai Looks to Jamaica For Partnership on Tourism
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett and the Undersecretary of Foreign Trade and Industry in the Ministry of Economy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abdulla Al Saleh, met to discuss ways to facilitate greater cooperation between Jamaica and Dubai in regard to tourism. Ministers Seek Areas Of Cooperation The ministers met at the UAE […]
Norse Atlantic Introduces Low-Cost Direct Flights from London To Jamaica
As of 3 May 2023, travelers had the option of making reservations for direct flights via Norse Atlantic Airways between London and Jamaica in the Caribbean. The flights will leave from London’s Gatwick Airport and arrive in either Kingston or Montego Bay in Jamaica. Beginning on October 31, 2023, direct flights to Kingston will be […]
Montego Bay 10th Most Visited City by American Tourists
According to Insider Monkey, a financial analysis website, Montego Bay in Jamaica is the 10th most visited city in the world. Montego Bay is among the top 10 travel destinations for American tourists because of its excellent beaches, botanical gardens, world-class golf courses, and adventure tour opportunities. Special mention was made of Doctor’s Cave Beach. […]
Mandatory Life Vests At Blue Lagoon Reopening in June, Reach Falls Temporarily Closes
Visitors to the refurbished Blue Lagoon will be required to wear life vests to swim when it reopens on June 1. The new safety measure is part of a list of policies implemented by Jamaica National Heritage Trust to better manage the operations of this world famous attraction in Port Antonio, Portland. As quoted in […]
Why You Should Visit Irish Town in Jamaica’s Scenic Blue Mountains
Nestled in the heart of Jamaica’s Blue and John Crow Mountains, Irish Town is a small town with a rich history and breathtaking scenery. The town is named after the Irish immigrants who were brought to Jamaica in the 18th century to work on the coffee plantations. Today, Irish Town is known for its coffee […]
Vote Now For Two Jamaican Hotels in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards
Voting is open until June 30, 2023, for travelers to select their favourite hotels in the Caribbean, and two Jamaican hotels have received nominations for the 2023 Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. The S Hotel Jamaica in Montego Bay and the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston are nominees for one of the most prestigious […]
Jamaica Tourist Board to Host Business-Building Workshop for Canadian Travel Agents
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) will present a free “Business Building Workshop” from 9 May to 11 May 2023. The workshop will be hosted by Destination Jamaica and is being presented jointly with ACTA. It will consist of three, hour-long virtual professional development sessions with Sandra McLemore, a television host and travel industry expert. Three-Night […]
Record-Breaking Earnings from Jamaica Winter Tourist Season
According to Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Jamaica received 1.18 million visitors between January and March of 2023. This was the best winter tourism season recorded and set the nation’s travel industry on the path to continuing increases for the foreseeable future. The growth rate in the number of visitors to Jamaica in early 2023 […]
3 Jamaican Properties Included on List of Top 50 Caribbean Inclusive Resorts
Three all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica are among the Top 50 on a list compiled by the Caribbean Journal magazine. They include The Caves, Sandals Montego Bay, and Excellence Oyster Bay. Ranked at Number 10, The Caves in Negril has always enjoyed the reputation of being one of the best places to stay when visiting Jamaica. […]
Three Messages in Bottles from Jamaica Found on Texas Beach
Three bottles containing written messages made a successful journey from Jamaica to the beach in Port Aransas in Texas, a distance of over 1,400 miles. The missives were found by Jace and Kathryn Tunnell of Corpus Christi, Texas, as they were conducting a wildlife survey looking for stranded sea turtles for the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine […]