If you are looking to plan the perfect vacation, it may interest you to know that at the recent World Travel Awards gala, award-winning Jamaica came out a big winner!
The ceremony itself was held here at the Sandals resort in Montego Bay, which was fitting for the number of awards that Jamaica claimed.
Jamaica claimed the big award, being named as the Caribbean’s Leading Destination for the sixth year in a row. Jamaica’s tourism board also took home the title of Leading Tourist Board in the Caribbean for the fifth year in a row. This island was also named Leading Cruise Destination.
Then, there were places within Jamaica that were named as award winning. The Montego Bay Convention Center was named the Caribbean’s Leading Meetings and Conference Center. The Sangster International Airport was named the Caribbean’s Leading Airport. Negril was named the Caribbean’s Leading Beach Destination. Ocho Rios was named the Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Port. The Port of Falmouth was named the Caribbean’s Leading Tourism Development Project.
That’s not all! The island also took home the Caribbean Achievement Award and the Caribbean’s Leading Sports Tourism Destination.
The island’s tourism minister, the Honorable Edmund Bartlett says the wins were pay back for all the hard work that award-winning Jamaica has put into promoting its charms to the world’s tourism markets.
There were hundreds of awards given out, both regional awards and country awards, recognizing all the incredible tour operators, villas and resorts, and tourism boards all across the Caribbean.
Why not book a trip to Jamaica to see for yourself why the island and its attractions keep winning awards. A stay at a Jamaica villa rental at the Tryall Club Jamaica is the perfect way to experience the island that so many have declared the best of the best.