JAMAICA TOURIST BOARD ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN UK VISITOR FIGURES
AND NEW TOURISM DEVELOPMENTS FOR 2014
4 June - The Jamaica Tourist Board is seeing an impressive lift in British visitor figures this 2013/2014
winter season, registering a 6% increase in UK travellers from November 2013 to February 2014 on
the previous year. This equates to 2,449 more British tourists travelling to the island, compared to
the same period in winter 2012/2013.
In line with the expected continued growth in British holidaymakers to Jamaica for the remainder of
year, Jamaica is offering several new tourism developments in 2014. The new Sensatori Jamaica
officially opened this April on Negril’s famous Seven Mile Beach, and Hyatt is set to open two new
properties, Hyatt Zilara and Hyatt Ziva, in Montego Bay towards the end of this year, further
enhancing the island’s impressive hotel portfolio.
For cruise lovers, the platinum cruise ship Thomson Dream will make Montego Bay its base this
winter. This is particularly significant as this will be the first time a British cruise ship has made
Jamaica its home port.
Elizabeth Fox, Jamaica Tourist Board’s Regional Director for UK and N. Europe, comments; “Our UK
visitor figures for the start of the winter season are highly encouraging. They come on the back of
the very strong British stopover figures for summer 2013, when we saw an increase of 13% on
summer 2012. With new hotels opening and our increased cruise offering, coupled with further
increases in airlift from the UK this year, Jamaica is set to retain its position as the UK’s favourite
Caribbean destination.”
The latest news and developments from Jamaica include:
New 5T Sensatori Jamaica Opens on 29 April 2014
The luxury 5T Sensatori Jamaica opened on 29 April 2014, marking the first
Sensatori resort in the Caribbean and the sixth addition to Thomson’s
exclusive Sensatori collection. Set on the world-famous Seven Mile Beach in Negril, the idyllic resort
offers swim-up rooms, fine dining, a world class spa and exciting reggae lounge serving a vast array
of
local
rums.
For
further
information
on
Sensatori
Jamaica,
visit
www.thomson.co.uk/editorial/sensatori/sensatori.html
Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara Opens in Montego Bay
Situated on the former site of the Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall, offering
spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea, Hyatt is introducing two new
brands, Hyatt Zilara and Hyatt Ziva. Hyatt is opening its doors in the island of
Jamaica on 1st November and promises luxurious five-star accommodations, fine-dining and allinclusive options. For more information, visit www.hyatt.com.
Thomson Dream to set sail from Montego Bay in December 2014
In Winter 2014, the Platinum ship, Thomson Dream, will be stationed in
Montego Bay during the winter season and is the only British ship to be
based in Jamaica. Setting sail from November 2014, guests on board will be
offered a range of accommodation options and shore excursions such as the
world-famous
Dunns
River
Falls
and
Mystic
Mountain.
For
more
information,
visit
www.thomson.co.uk/cruises.
Increase in Airlift from UK and Scandinavia
Thomson Airways has introduced a fifth, weekly flight from the UK to
Jamaica which started on Sunday 4 May 2014 from Manchester to Montego
Bay, increasing Thomson Airways’ service from Manchester to two flights a
week. Scandinavian holidaymakers will be offered two new Nordic gateways
from Copenhagen, Denmark and Helsinki, Finland, this winter available through TUI’s Star Tour.
Flights will operate from Copenhagen to Montego Bay on fortnightly services from December 2014
until March 2015 and flights from Helsinki to Montego Bay will operate from December 2014 until
April 2015. Flights from Stockholm will increase to a weekly service from mid-December 2014 until
the end of March 2015. For more information on flights to Jamaica with Thomson Airways, visit
www.thomsonfly.com and for more information on flights with TUI’s Star Tour, visit
www.startour.dk.
For more information on Jamaica, go to www.VisitJamaica.com
-ENDS-
For more information or images please contact:
McCluskey International
Fiona Anderson / Sarah Salord
T: 020 8747 2170
E: Jamaica@mccluskey.co.uk
About Jamaica Tourist Board
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), founded in 1955, is Jamaica’s national tourism agency based in the
capital city of Kingston. The JTB was declared the Caribbean’s Leading Tourist Board by the World
Travel Awards (WTA) from 2006 to 2013. Also in 2013, Jamaica earned the WTA’s vote for the
World’s Leading Cruise Destination, Caribbean’s Leading Destination and Caribbean’s Leading Cruise
Destination for the seventh consecutive year. Additionally, the Historic Falmouth Cruise Port was
recognised as the World's Leading Tourism Development Project while Ocho Rios was named the
Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Port and Sangster International Airport was voted the Caribbean’s
Leading Airport. In Canada, Jamaica was voted the Favourite Honeymoon Destination by Travel
Agents.
JTB offices are located in Kingston, Montego Bay, Miami, Toronto and London. Representative
offices are located in Berlin, Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam and Tokyo.
For details on upcoming special events, attractions and accommodations in Jamaica go to the JTB’s
website at www.visitjamaica.com or call the Jamaica Tourist Board 020 7225 9090. Follow the JTB
on Facebook at www.facebook.com/visitjamaicauk, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jtbuk, on
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at
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at
https://www.pinterest.com/myjamaica/ or on YouTube at www.youtube.com/myjamaicajtb. View
the JTB blog at www.islandbuzzjamaica.com.