JAPEX 2026 drew 416 delegates to Ocho Rios as post-Melissa hotels pitch their comebacks, with renovation spending going toward both room count and local-facing amenities.

JAPEX 2026 drew 416 delegates to Ocho Rios as post-Melissa hotels pitch their comebacks, with renovation spending going toward both room count and local-facing amenities.

Jamaica issued its first casino gaming licence to the Princess Grand Jamaica Resort in Hanover, a move already drawing interest from at least three other investors, including for a proposed Hard Rock Hotel.

Jamaica issued its first casino gaming licence to the Princess Grand Jamaica Resort in Hanover, a move already drawing interest from at least three other investors, including for a proposed Hard Rock Hotel.

Jamaica issued its first casino gaming licence to the Princess Grand Jamaica Resort in Hanover, a move already drawing interest from at least three other investors, including for a proposed Hard Rock Hotel.

A Jamaican minister told a Miami hotel investment summit that outdated perceptions, not current conditions, are the real obstacle to more foreign hotel investment.

A Jamaican minister told a Miami hotel investment summit that outdated perceptions, not current conditions, are the real obstacle to more foreign hotel investment.

A Jamaican minister told a Miami hotel investment summit that outdated perceptions, not current conditions, are the real obstacle to more foreign hotel investment.

Jamaica’s hotel investment pipeline hit $4.2 billion, but 10 percent is delayed, including a Marriott resort first announced in 2019 for 2022 completion that still isn’t built, years before Melissa gave the sector a new excuse.

Jamaicas hotel pipeline hit US$4.2 billion, even as Hurricane Melissa knocked 6,200 rooms out of circulation and several flagship projects slipped years behind schedule.