Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is once again a favourite getaway spot for the rich and famous, proving even more that there is a lucrative market for high-end resorts.
The Minister added that the island is also the number-one destination in the region for honeymooners.
“Just the other day, we had Prince Harry and his actress girlfriend, Meghan Markle, at Round Hill, Hanover, where they attended a wedding,” Minister Bartlett told JIS News.
“Also, recently, there was Khloe Kardashian from the reality hit show, Keeping up with the Kardashians, and her National Basketball Association (NBA) boyfriend, Tristan Thompson, were also here. Prior to that, Khloe’s brother and his celebrity girlfriend were also here,” he said.
Mr. Bartlett said he is very happy with how things are panning out in the industry, noting that Jamaica is now the envy of many other destinations.
“I have been saying, at every opportunity, that we do have an opportunity to capitalise on the high-end market. I am very encouraged by some of the luxury brands we have coming on stream, where, very soon, we will be one of the premier destinations in the Western Hemisphere for that kind of market,” he said.
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The long-proposed upgrading and expansion of the Negril Aerodrome at Rutland Point in Hanover is listed as a priority task for the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) in Jamaica's National Development Plan, Vision 2030, but the facility remains under-utilised since it was downgraded in 2014.
In its 2010-2011 annual report, the AAJ stated that plans to upgrade the Negril Aerodrome were deferred to the next financial year, as a comprehensive project was being contemplated for the aerodrome's development.
But five years later, in its 2015-2016 report, the agency noted that during the period ... the Negril Aerodrome underwent a declassification (downgrading) exercise.
For many years, the aerodrome primarily served the tourist resorts located within the Negril area but activities were scaled down after several carriers terminated flights to the town.
Plans to relocate
Now hotelier and co-founder of the Negril Chamber of Commerce, Daniel Grizzle, says it is way past time for the AAJ and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) to revisit and implement plans to relocate and upgrade the Negril aerodrome to an international port of entry.
"The UDC has lands pretty close by. The chamber wanted to have an airstrip that was capable of taking small jets - planes that could carry up to a hundred people. The problem with that little one is because of the location, closeness to the hotels and the proximity to the gas station; it is at the wrong location and cannot be expanded," Grizzle told The Sunday Gleaner.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20170402/negril-needs-airport-grizzle
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Jamaican nationals who possess US, UK or Canadian visas can now enter Cayman without obtaining a visa specifically for that country.
Earlier this year, Premier Hon Alden McLaughlin announced a conditional visa exemption to make it easy for Chinese and Jamaicans with said visas to travel to Cayman.
According to Cayman 27, visitors who have any of these visas must be visiting the Cayman Islands directly from the US, UK or Canada and the duration of their stay should not exceed 30 days.
All other Chinese and Jamaican visitors, including cruise shippers, are required to get a visa unless they are in transit to join a cruise ship crew or a crew member of a commercial airline.
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Hollywood Beach in Fort Lauderdale was recently transformed into Carnival central allowing visitors to experience a first‐hand taste of Jamaica’s Bacchanal 2017, in Caribbean Airlines’ Jamaica “Wanna Jam” Promotion.
The Beach came alive with the sounds of authentic soca and dance hall music by Y100’s DJ GQ, costumed revellers and host, popular NBC anchor Sharon Lawson. Red Rat was a surprise performer at the promotion that featured dance competitions and steel pan lessons. One lucky person also won two tickets to Jamaica courtesy of Caribbean Airlines.
Caribbean Airlines’ Senior Marketing Manager, Alicia Cabrera, noted, "Caribbean Airlines is thrilled to offer this once in a lifetime opportunity for a lucky winner and a guest to enjoy the party side of Jamaica. From the music to the costumes, to the energy, Carnival in Kingston is just a flight away. We want our customers to know when they are thinking about an airline, Caribbean Airlines is the best choice, as the experience of the islands begin the moment you board, with daily flights from Ft Lauderdale to Kingston and Montego Bay and seamless connections throughout the Caribbean region.”
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callmedrewy wrote:Talking about Christmas... did anyone had any idea AA's 767-300ERs came to KIN seasonally to JFK?
Not that I am aware, but I saw it once on a KIN-MIA flight..
callmedrewy wrote:With the new AA now in place, the possibilities are endless. Return of the A319's on the KIN market? Do a A321 run seasonally within KIN? A drop of 763ERS for the midhaul MBJ flights? Possibility of an A330 showing some love? Who knows.
Perhaps the A321s will show up in KIN on a seasonal basis.
A330 may possibly operate winter flights from their CLT and PHL. The majority of flights from these cities are on the A321s.
airjamaica wrote:but I used to see them on the ORD, NAS & GCM routes mostly when I used to work at Manley.
From MBJ I remember it being on the EWR,ATL and CUR.
JM's first experience with the aircraft was a wet lease from Mexican carrier Allegro.
Take a look at this doc from 1997.
http://airlineinfo.com/oiapdf/76.pdfBWI ORD and FLL-MBJ/KIN
A388 wrote:PAWA is benefiting from the bad situation of Insel Air. They are now functioning as the "Insel Air" from Curacao as we can reach almost all the destinations that Insel Air used to fly with the only difference being that you need to connect in SDQ. We can even go from CUR to AUA with PAWA flying all the way via SDQ to go back to AUA and their ticket prices are even cheaper then Insel Air now!!! We can still go to SDQ, SXM, AUA, MIA, PAP, HAV, SJU and more destinations so Insel Air is really not needed anymore. It's sad actually but true. PAWA already has their first CRJ which is doing test flights now and rumor is that they will use it to CUR as well.
Perfect aircraft for a CUR base, should the local authorities grant access.
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), B767s, A300s, B757s... to the B738s, A321s & A320s. My all-time favorite was the A300s though. Really miss those "birds". On another note... I was not aware that AA employed so many persons in Jamaica. I figured it was a sizable number, but it's much larger than I thought. Regarding flight operations... let us keep in mind that they also did FLL-KIN for a brief period as well.
) They were deployed on various routes throughout their network... but I used to see them on the ORD, NAS & GCM routes mostly when I used to work at Manley.
