Jamaica Tourism Property

A special retrospective spanning the full seventeen-year archive of the Caribbean Property & Investment Review — from the global financial crisis of 2009 through Guyana’s oil era and beyond, to July 2026.

Our inaugural Six-Month Special Edition delivers an in-depth review of Caribbean property and investment activity from January to July 2026 — covering the global rate-cut cycle, Guyana’s oil boom, the housing affordability crisis, foreign direct investment surges, and the opening of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

As the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season intensifies, Caribbean property markets face spiralling insurance premiums, constrained housing supply and record tourism momentum. A comprehensive monthly analysis for investors, developers and homeowners across the region.

Caribbean summer tourism breaks records across Jamaica, Barbados and the DR as Barbados champions a US$8 billion clean energy blueprint and the CDB documents a 185,000-unit regional housing deficit.

Caribbean records its strongest midyear economic performance in a generation with 4.2% regional growth, June tourism records, Guyana oil at 590,000 bpd, and short-term rental revenues up 28% year-on-year.

Record Easter occupancy across Jamaica and Barbados, St Kitts CBI records, Grenada property momentum, and Jamaica hotel construction surge headline Caribbean spring 2025 — as ECCB documents the deepening housing affordability crisis.

Trinidad Carnival 2025 generates a record TT$2.8 billion economic impact as Jamaica posts 18% RevPAR growth, Barbados villa ADRs hit Caribbean highs, and St Lucia buyer registrations surge 24% year-on-year.

Caribbean property enters the 2024 holiday season with record tourism bookings, Barbados luxury demand, Cayman residential strength, and Guyana commercial real estate undergoing an oil-fuelled transformation.

Three months after Hurricane Beryl, the Caribbean property market shows resilience: CCRIF pays US$52M to governments, insured losses total US$2.5-3B, and winter tourism bookings track ahead of 2023.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season opens on 1 June with NOAA forecasting an above-normal season, Caribbean property insurance premiums up 15-20%, and spring tourism closing at record highs across Jamaica and the DR.

Caribbean destinations record their strongest Q1 2024 visitor arrivals ever as hotel investment accelerates across Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and the Eastern Caribbean.

Trinidad Carnival 2024 drew 40,000 international visitors with TT$1.2 billion economic impact as the Caribbean’s February peak tourism season delivered record occupancy across Jamaica, Barbados and St Lucia.

The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, featuring Category 5 Lee and Tammy’s Leeward Islands impacts, approaches its close as Caribbean property insurance costs rise 15-25 percent and winter tourism forward bookings signal a record season.

Caribbean tourism set Q3 2023 records across all major destinations with the Dominican Republic on track for 9 million annual arrivals, as FDI into regional hotel and resort development reached US$3.2 billion in commitments through September.

Guyana’s oil production crosses 300,000 barrels per day as Caribbean summer tourism outperforms expectations, Airbnb listings grow 20 percent year-on-year and Georgetown property prices surge 35 percent as the oil economy transforms the country.