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Hotel Tracker: This Riviera Maya Oceanfront Resort Has Rooms Starting at Just $115 Right Now

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There are still a few Riviera Maya hotel deals that make you stop scrolling. Right now, rates at The Fives Oceanfront Riviera Maya in Puerto Morelos are starting at just $115 per night for stays between May 28 and May 31, a sharp value for an oceanfront resort on this stretch of the Mexican Caribbean coast. The pricing stands out even more […]

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In Jamaica, the Travel Boom Continues 

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A tourism renaissance that began largely in the summer of 2021 in Jamaica is showing no signs of abating. That’s what the latest numbers show about the high-profile Caribbean destination.  So faro this year, Jamaica has welcomed 1.7 million visitors, including 1.016 million stopover arrivals and more than 700,000 cruise passengers.  For stopover arrivals, that […]

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This Major Jamaica Resort Has Been Sold

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A major resort in Jamaica’s tourism hub of Montego Bay has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The resort is set on a prime stretch of beachfront in the heart of Montego Bay.  So what’s on the move?  The Holiday Inn Resort Montego Bay has been sold by East Bay Management Company to hospitality […]

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Riu Just Opened Its Newest All-Inclusive in Jamaica 

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The history, the culture, the lagoon. The seaside town of Falmouth on Jamaica’s northern coast has been one of the island’s most popular destinations in recent years, drawing both a major cruise port and a growing collection of new Jamaica all-inclusive resorts as part of what is becoming “greater” Montego Bay  Now, Falmouth has another […]


This Major Jamaica Resort Has Been Sold

Jamaica’s cruise industry is showing strong signs of growth, according to new numbers released by the country’s Ministry of Tourism.  Last year, the island welcomed 1.26 million arrivals, up 48.3 percent compared to the previous year, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  The expectation for the 2024-2025 season is to either equal or exceed the […]

Jamaica Is Becoming a Luxury Real Estate Destination

St Barth. Anguilla. Turks and Caicos. The Bahamas. Cayman. Mustique, to name a few. The Caribbean has always had a pantheon of luxury real estate destinations, a group that has very rarely included Jamaica near the top, at least in recent decades. But lately, when it comes to the evolution of Jamaica as a luxury […]

TripAdvisor: This Montego Bay Resort Is Jamaica’s Top All-Inclusive 

One of the Caribbean’s hottest all-inclusive resorts has just gotten a major new accolade from TripAdvisor: the S Hotel Montego Bay, which has been named number three all-inclusive in the region and the top all-inclusive in Jamaica in its Travelers’ Choice Awards.  The resort, which also won honors for being 10th in the top 25 […]

These Are The Two Most Popular Resorts in Montego Bay, According to Travel Agents 

The two most popular places to stay Montego Bay, Jamaica are both owned by the same company, according to a new survey of travel agents by Caribbean Travel Advisor.  In our latest in a series of surveys of agents on their favorite Caribbean hotels, we’ve headed to the buzzing travel hotspot of Montego Bay, itself […]

Montego Bay Is Getting a New Riu All-Inclusive Next Month 

It’s no secret that Montego Bay is hottest place in Jamaica right now, with a growing number of all-inclusive resorts, a revamp of its famous “hip strip,” more new otel projects and even a new real estate development on the way (one that just broke ground last month).  And what constitutes Montego Bay is even […]

Jamaica: Travel Advisors “Critical” to Tourism Growth 

Travel advisors are critical to advancing the growth of tourism in Jamaica, Tourism Minster Edmund Bartlett said this week.  Bartlett, who was addressing a group of top travel advisors in New York, said agents and advisors had an essential role in the country’s tourism performance.  Jamaica has a special travel advisor program called the Jamaica […]

Planning an All-Inclusive Montego Bay Vacation? This Resort Is a Great Option. 

It’s a different kind of all-inclusive in Montego Bay, one of the Caribbean’s all-inclusive capitals. The S Hotel Montego Bay is not what you might expect: its boutique, with a world-class spa, an adults-only vibe and a sophisticated, cool aesthetic.  That helped earn the resort, set in Montego Bay’s always-energetic “Hip Strip,” the crown earlier […]

Montego Bay, Jamaica Is Hosting the Caribbean’s Biggest Travel Conference Next Month

Hotel companies. Tour operators. Airlines. Tourist boards. Meeting planners. Travel advisors. Media professionals. Caribbean Travel Marketplace is the world’s biggest Caribbean travel conference, and it’s back again this year in the heart of Montego Bay, Jamaica.  This year’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace is being hosted at the Montego Bay Convention Center, the 42nd annual staging of […]

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