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

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Barbados Has a Stunning Nature Sanctuary With an Inland Lake, Colorful Wildlife, and the Island’s Last Mangrove Forest

It’s filled with parties, watering holes and a buzzing soundtrack. Everyone seems to be chirping about something. But this isn’t Barbados’ St. Lawrence Gap, although that’s just a few minutes away. This is the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, and it’s a vibrant, colorful, dynamic portal to the island’s natural world — and one of the best examples […]

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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 […]

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How to Save at Montego Bay’s Top Luxury Resort Right Now

Jamaica’s Half Moon, the top luxury resort in Montego Bay, has launched a special opportunity to save on your stay during a limited-time spring sale. Now through April 30, travelers can enjoy perks including a fourth night free. The resort is also inviting guests to book their spots for “Mastering Mind, Body & Spirit,” a […]

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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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How to Save at Montego Bay’s Top Luxury Resort Right Now

Riu’s highly-anticipated new resort in greater Montego Bay now has an opening date: May 4, 2024, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new all-inclusive resort is now taking reservations for stays, according to Riu’s Web site. A 753-room resort, it’s the latest in a growing number off resorts in the Falmouth area of Jamaica’s Trelawny parish, […]

Is This the Best All-Inclusive Restaurant in Jamaica?

Its name is Zenith. It’s perched on the top floor of a stately, open-air white building with panoramic vistas of the aqua Caribbean below, hut-dotted white sand beaches below and pops of forest green mountains in the approachable distance. It’s a landscape oft-found in the region, but there are oh-so-many factors in making this one […]

In Montego Bay, the Caribbean's Best Villa Resort Is Getting a New Look

You wake up to a freshly-prepared breakfast of ackee and salftish, fried dumplings and fresh papaya juice. Then it’s time for a choice: a day at the pool, gazing out at the sea; or perhaps a wellness journey. Your butler arrives with a smile and suggests an itinerary, pouring you a mug of Blue Mountain […]

Jamaica Has a New Tourism Goal: 5 Million Visitors

Jamaica is coming off a banner year that saw more than 4.15 million visitors last year, when combining sea and air arrivals. Now, the island has a bigger goal: 5 million, a number which Jamaica Tourism Minster Edmund Bartlett says he expects to achieve as early as 2025. Indeed, Jamaica’s tourism sector — and local […]

How to Save on a Villa Retreat in Jamaica Right Now

It’s one of the most magical boutique hotels in the Caribbean: Jamaica’s legendary Round Hill, the place where the rooms are designed by part-owner Ralph Lauren. But what some may not realize is that the resort is actually home to a large collection of standalone villas, ranging from intimate cottages to grand villas, some of […]

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Southwest Airlines Relaunching More Flights to Cancun, Montego Bay

Southwest Airlines is planning a big fall push in the Caribbean, with the relaunch of five nonstop routes to popular destinations in the wider Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. That will kick off this fall, when Southwest relaunches seasonal weekend nonstop service between Nashville and Cancun, Mexico. That route will restart on Oct. 5. On […]

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American Airlines Begins New Ocho Rios, Jamaica Flights, With a Nod to James Bond

Ian Fleming began writing the book that would become Casino Royale at his seaside villa in the town of Oracabessa, Jamaica in February 1952. It was here on the outskirts of Ocho Rios that Fleming would forge the story of the British spy that would forever change the world of literature and cinema. This week, […]

How Travelers Can Save Right Now at This New-Look Jamaica Hotel

From a revamped poolsacpe to a transformed aesthetic, Kingston’s venerable Courtleigh Hotel and Suites has entirely new look — and now the popular Jamaica hotel is launching a special way for travelers to save. The Courtleigh has unveiled a new “book early and save” program, which gives travelers up to 20 percent off on bookings made […]

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