RIU Hotels and Resorts marked 25 years in Jamaica, where it has invested more than US$750 million and grown from one Negril hotel to seven properties.

A tourism boom on paper, but a cost-of-living squeeze and uneven recovery still define life on the ground Key points Kingston, Jamaica…

A government proposal to encourage hotels to charge Jamaicans a fee to access hotel-controlled beaches has drawn fierce opposition from campaigners, who argue it would formalise the privatisation of the country’s foreshore and turn a legal right into a commercial transaction.

Tourism is rebounding after Hurricane Melissa. For many Jamaicans, recovery has not. The planes are landing again. Airports are busy, hotel lobbies…

The escalating war involving Iran, the United States, and regional actors in the Middle East has already begun to reshape the global…

Kingston, Jamaica — 14 March 2026 Global travel disruptions linked to ongoing conflict in the Middle East may create new opportunities for…

Three months after Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica secured IMF financing, reopened hotels and began reclaiming lost tourism ground — but mounting Iran tensions and a fragile global economy cast long shadows over the recovery.

GDP grows approximately 2.0% as Jamaica navigates a more uncertain global environment while maintaining its domestic momentumInflation falls toward 4.5%, reaching the…

A $70-million Tourism Housing Assistance and Recovery Programme will give 700 hurricane-affected tourism workers $100,000 vouchers for home repairs, with plans to expand to as many as 20,000.

Ask ten travel writers where the all-inclusive resort began and you’ll probably hear, “Club Med in Europe.” Ask a Jamaican, and you’ll…