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DESTINATIONS JAMAICA | CARIBBEAN


With visitor numbers nearing pre-Covid levels,


Yolanda Zappaterra samples some of the best all-inclusive resorts alongside agents on a Virgin Atlantic VIP fam trip


amaica’s tourism industry is bouncing back faster than Usain Bolt – with visitor numbers expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year. The country also attracted plenty of attention when it


celebrated 60 years of independence last month, with Jamaica Day parties held across the island (and plenty in the UK too). Add to that a hotel offering that’s getting stronger


and stronger – the country has been embracing all-inclusive resort culture since the 1970s – and Jamaica is proving to be a very strong sell indeed. So here’s where to book your clients’ next Jamaican stays, from new additions to old favourites.


BEST FOR . . . FAMILY FUN Moon Palace Jamaica, Ocho Rios With a prime oceanfront location, the 705-room all-inclusive hotel has it all, from a perfect ribbon of


white-sand beach with a jerk chicken shack to the island’s only FlowRider surf simulator, by way of the teenage-focused Wired games lounge. The location is perfect for Jamaica’s most popular attractions, with Dunn’s River Falls, Mystic Mountain, Chukka Adventures and Green Grotto Caves all within easy reach. And downtown Ocho Rios is literally on the


doorstep, for any essentials the hotel doesn’t provide. Book it: From £311 per room, per night, for two adults sharing on an all-inclusive basis. jamaica.moonpalace.com


BEST FOR . . . NOSTALGIA BUFFS Jamaica Inn


Step onto the original tiled floors of this family-owned colonial-style hotel and you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back to the 1950s, when Marilyn Monroe honeymooned here with Arthur Miller. What you see is exactly what Mr and Mrs Miller would have seen,


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