Visitors just keep flocking to the island of Jamaica, with the destination reporting its 10th consecutive quarter of positive tourism growth. In the third quarter, Jamaica reported just under 683,000 stopover visitors, a 5.5 percent increase compared to the third […]
Canadian leisure carrier WestJet is adding new flights to one of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations: Jamaica. The airline is kicking off a new route this winter between Edmonton and Montego Bay, Jamaica, with service set to begin on Nov. […]
Southwest Airlines is relaunching another route to Montego Bay, Jamaica next spring, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The low-cost carrier is resuming its seasonal service between St Louis Lambert International Airport and Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport. The relaunched service […]
Jamaica has a new digital entry form that all travelers must fill out. The online passenger declaration form, which will officially become required on Sept. 1, is aimed at easing and hastening the entry process for all arrivals at the […]
As Jamaica experiences its highest-volume tourism summer ever, the island is looking to add more arrivals from a burgeoning market: South America. Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is looking to tap into three major markets: Argentina, Chile and Peru, all […]
Rick’s Cafe in Negril, Jamaica is one of a handful of bars in the Caribbean that have become an attraction unto themselves: think Margaritaville, but with live cliff jumping (by performers and customers alike) in place of waterslides. It isn’t […]
Between the cluster of all-inclusive resorts on Seven Mile Beach and the high-end boutique hotels on the West End cliffs of Negril is one of the last outposts of budget tourism left in the Caribbean, where it’s still possible to […]
United Airlines is launching a new nonstop route to the tourism hub of Montego Bay in Jamaica this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned. Beginning in November, United will be kicking off a new route between Denver, Colo. and Montego Bay’s […]
Ocho Rios, a.k.a. “Ochi,” îs one of Jamaica’s top north shore resort areas, and in the mix among the resorts along the stretch of coast between Runaway Bay and Ocacabessa are a nice selection of boutique hotels tucked in amid […]
With continued competition from low-cost carriers in the Caribbean, American Airlines is continuing to ramp-up its region-wide expansion for the upcoming winter travel season. American is adding daily flights and expanding service to a host of destinations around the Caribbean, […]
Jamaica is eyeing the parish of St Thomas as its next frontier for tourism development, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. St Thomas is set on the far southeastern corner of the island of Jamaica, east of the capital, Kingston. […]
Jamaica is looking to develop the Ken Wright Pier in Port Antonio, eyeing the port as a “boutique” style cruise for small-ship and luxury cruise lines. The plan is to position the port as a small-ship and mega yacht destination […]
Hurricane season is upon us, and that means, well, a bit of extra monitoring when planning your summer Caribbean trip. One Montego Bay resort is helping to take a bit of the worry out of the process, with the Caribbean’s […]
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