5 Hotels in Ocho Rios that Jamaicans Love

5 Hotels in Ocho Rios that Jamaicans Love - sandals-ochi

Ocho Rios is well known by many to be one of the hot-spots for tourists visiting our island. Up to 1 million vacationers visit every year for the white-sand beaches, warm climate, delicious food and the unique opportunity to experience our rich culture. But this slice of paradise is not only loved by our cherished […]

Island Routes Offers Self-Driving MINI Cooper Tours of Jamaica

Island Routes Offers Self-Driving MINI Cooper Tours of Jamaica

Caribbean adventure company Island Routes is adding a new tour option for its visitors to Jamaica: self-driving MINI Cooper tours in Negril and Ocho Rios. The new offering was introduced to travel agents attending the Sandals STAR Awards. The company will start selling the tours in early 2017. According to David Shields, vice president of […]

Kingston Makes New York Times “Must Visit” List for 2017

Kingston Makes New York Times “Must Visit” List for 2017

The New York Times, a leading United States newspaper, compiled a list of the 52 Best Places to Go in 2017. Ranked at Number 24, is Kingston, Jamaica, and the country’s tourist industry is delighted. The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) called the designation “enviable,” noting that it has come shortly after Kingston was named a […]

8 Jamaican Resorts on Conde Nast Reader’s Choice List for Best of 2016

Jakes Resort Hotel Treasure Beach Jamaica

Eight Jamaican Resorts received the 2016 Readers’ Choice award for Caribbean destinations. The list ranks 60 resorts in the Caribbean. Jamaican resorts ranked fifth, sixth, 20th, 21st, 24th, 30th, 43rd, and 50th on the list. Over 300,000 travelers participated in the 2016 survey, the 29th edition of the survey. Millions of ratings were given, and […]

Montego Bay Firm to Offer New Film Tour in Jamaica

Caribic Vacations of Montego Bay has been selected to be the exclusive provider of the “Jamaica: Land of Film” bus tour by Commercial Services. The tour is designed to provide a sightseeing tour and a unique guide to the history of film productions on the island. The tour has been constructed from research done by […]

Day 366 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Take a Ride Down Bamboo Avenue

Bamboo Avenue

Bamboo Avenue in St. Elizabeth can be found on the main South Coast Highway between Middle Quarters and Lacovia. The avenue was planted with the largest variety of bamboo introduced to Jamaica, the Bambusa Vulgaris. Bamboo Avenue stretches for about 2.5 miles, with the largest plants forming an exotic canopy through which visitors can travel. […]