Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:21 AM
Christopher Issa is a past student of Campion College and holds a BA in economics from Holy Cross College and a MBA in finance from University of Chicago. A commercial real estate developer, Issa became a hotelier in 2009 when he converted the...
Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:20 AM
Recognised for his wide-ranging expertise and accomplishments in the political arena, Edmund Bartlett has given over 40 years of service to Jamaica, working both in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. Bartlett was first appointed...
Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:20 AM
Kingston’s Courtleigh Hotel and Suites and the RJRGLEANER Hospitality Jamaica 2019 Best Business Hotel awardee is all about customising the guest experience. In fact, since opening its doors in 1997, the hotel, which is operated under The...
It appears Hospitality Jamaica’s (HJ) Most Eco/Sustainable Award could have gone to any other hotel but Jamaica Inn. The long list of green initiatives at the hotel is implemented “with vigour and enthusiasm. There is no other way at Jamaica Inn,”...
Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:19 AM
Reggae Sumfest copped the Entertainment – Best Event prize in the RJRGLEANER Hospitality Jamaica 2019 Awards from a field including Rebel Salute, Dream Weekend, and Buju Banton’s Long Walk to Freedom. In its fifth year, the Hospitality Jamaica...
Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:16 AM
Mention the name ‘Couples Swept Away’, and the first words that you will hear in response is will be ‘excellent food’. In fact, some guests have declared this all-inclusive resort “top-notch in food”. It is a hotel where variety is the order of...
Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:16 AM
The RJRGLEANER Hospitality Jamaica Awards 2019 Best Boutique Resort, Round Hill Hotel and Villas, has become renowned as the place of choice for cultural icons, world leaders, and Hollywood A-listers. Situated on a lush 110-acre peninsula not...
Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:16 AM
Anyone who stays at Sandals South Coast will agree that it is an amazing, alluring property, where all you are compelled to do is simply bask in its splendour. It is easy to see why the 50-acre property copped top honours as the Best All-inclusive...
Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:15 AM
“Amazing”, “epic”, “time well spent”, and “money well spent” are some of the descriptions visitors to Jamwest Motorsports and Adventure Park give of their experience at the Westmoreland-based attraction, winner of the RJRGLEANER Hospitality...
Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:15 AM
On the heels of copping the award for Jamaica’s Best European Plan Hotel at the recent RJRGLEANER Hospitality Jamaica Awards, Half Moon, one of the Caribbean’s most iconic destinations, will open the highly anticipated Eclipse at Half Moon, a...
Over the years, the resort town of Ocho Rios, St Ann, has won several tourism-related international awards, but there is always a special feeling when the award comes from your peers. Last week, at its annual awards ceremony, Hospitality Jamaica...
A royal, intimate and specialised all-inclusive vacation awaits you beyond the perimeters of the Royalton Blue Waters, neatly etched along the sands of Montego Bay, the tourism gateway of the Caribbean, and, arguably, the world. The resort’s...
Once you go to the Joy Spence Appleton Experience Rum Tour you will know, because you will be exposed to a sparkling, rich cultural experience that people travel from across the world to indulge in. Located in Nassau Valley, St Elizabeth, the award...
Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 12:13 AM
Nestled along the Jimmy Cliff Boulevard, the new S Hotel Jamaica made a splashy entrance into Montego Bay earlier this year, putting the western resort city back on the map among international travellers. In fact, it is its elegant forward-...
Scheed Cole is no stranger to media coverage. The 2017 Jamaica Energy Global national awardee is known as the man at the helm of 360 Recycle, an entity that turns “trash into treasure”. Yes, he has been spending his life since 2016 transforming...
With an expected 756,000 visitors calling at its twin ports for the 2019-2020 season, the resort town of Ocho Rios, St Ann, is once again making a strong case for being the cruise shipping capital of Jamaica. Also, add to this mix the over 20 ships...
Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 12:15 AM
It was Horace Andy’s reggae song Skylarking, from his Studio One album of the same name, which influenced the name of Negril’s newest ecologically friendly hotel, Skylark, and fittingly so. Nestled on the Capital of Casuals’ legendary white sand...
Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 12:15 AM
Tr avel agents are one of the key players in keeping the tourism industry alive. The Courtleigh Hospitality Group (CHG) hosted a breakfast presentation for the Professional Travel Agents of North America, through a partnership with the Jamaica...
Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 12:14 AM
Noting that he was not advocating to censor or change the way news is reported, Jamaica’s Director of Tourism Donovan White says he is making the case that in finding truth, fact and accuracy, the word ‘balance’ is worth pursuing aggressively. The...
From Wednesday, November 20, to Thursday, November 21, the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) hosted the inaugural Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference inside the Montego Bay Convention Centre under the theme ‘The New Futures’. It was...
Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 12:13 AM
Approximately 1,000 students who have been displaced by the passage of Hurricane Dorian will now receive unparalleled academic support with the recently launched One-on-One digital learning platform. The e-learning programme, which was launched in...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2019 | 12:00 AM
After weeks of voting, Hospitality Jamaica is pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s awards. Eighteen entities and two individuals will be recognised this Friday, November 15, at a glitzy affair at the Montego Bay Convention Centre....
In a sense, the annual Antiques and Collectibles Fair held inside the Lindo Auditorium at Campion College in St Andrew can be referred to as a two-day pop-up museum. It is an event that is replete with a plethora of the items that could be on...
