Dear Valued Travel Partners,

Easter Eggs are in the shops now and what better time to introduce the Jamaica Tourist Board's Jamaican Easter 'Eggstravaganza'

Open to all in the UK, we invite you to send us pictures of your best decorated Jamaican inspired Easter Egg to mail@visitjamaica.com

 

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It is now mandatory to complete the Online Passenger Immigration Form before arriving in Jamaica.

Click here to complete form https://enterjamaica.com/.

THERE IS NO FEE TO COMPLETE THIS FORM. 

 

 

 

 

JAMAICA TOURIST BOARD SENSORY EVENT - A NEW APPROACH TO HOSTING TRAVEL AGENTS

          

The Jamaica Tourist Board (UK) continues to be innovative with their approach to engaging with Travel agents and introduced a ‘sensory’ event where guests attending experienced the smells, tastes and feel of Jamaica.

The scene was set at the Townhouse Hotel in Manchester on 26th November 2024 with relaxing music, fragrant scents and massages being offered to guests as they arrived.

The agents were then invited to the ‘seminars’ where tropical scented warm towels were presented on entry, further setting the mood of the evening to come.

Partnering with Iberostar, destination and resort updates were shared with the attendees along with the sensory experience delivered.

The seminars began with an overview of Jamaican rums and what makes them special.  Three wonderful rums including the J Wray & Nephew Overproof White Rum, Appleton Estate Signature and the 007 Blackwells rum were presented after which the perfect pairing of chocolate followed.

Jamaican chocolate by PURE chocolates followed and guests were intrigued with the flavours of jerk, cinnamon and coffee which added to the height of flavours experienced.

The ‘taste’ seminar ended with an introduction to the island’s famous Blue Mountain Coffee and indeed what makes it special.  Agents were treated to not only sampling Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee but were treated to coffee made from rare ‘pea’ berries that offer a unique and delicate flavour profile.

A Jamaican buffet featuring Jerk chicken, rice and peas and the island’s famous pineapple upside down cake followed and the unique aspect of this event was that travel agents were allowed to invite a client, all of which expressed appreciation as the event created a deep interest in Jamaica.

The Jamaica Tourist Board will be hosting a special campaign with Virgin Atlantic Holidays in 2025 which will culminate with a familiarisation trip to the destination and accommodation sponsored by the Iberostar resorts in Montego Bay.

Look out for dates when we will be hosting this event across the UK.

 

 

 

 

Jamaica welcomed 2 new resorts in December 2024, Princess Grand Jamaica (Family resort)and Princes Senses at the Mangrove (Adults only resort) , both located in the Negril Resort area.

Both properties are nestled along the pristine shores of Green Island, Negril and provides the perfect backdrop to create treasured memories with loved ones, whether it’s a romantic retreat or a getaway with friends.

There are 14 restaurants serving up local and international culinary delights, including Steakhouse, Mexican, Italian, Jamaican and Asian cuisine, buffets or the casual Food Truck experience and 15 bars to tantalise your taste buds and guests of Princess Senses The Mangrove will have access to the neighbouring Princess Grand Jamaica, just moments away.

See the video below for a sneak peek of both properties:

For further information, visit https://www.princess-hotels.com/en/jamaica/

 

 

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