A survey is live with Jamaica appearing in multiple categories including hotel, destination spa, island, and airport.
Jamaica has once again been included on the ballot for the prestigious Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2025. With survey voting now live through February 24, 2025, the island of Jamaica along with 49 hotels, a destination spa and two airports appear on the ballot.
“It is extremely gratifying to be recognized once again by the readers of Travel + Leisure,” said Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica. “With almost three million visitors arriving on our shores this year to date, our tourism product remains strong, and we owe that to our incredible partners who work diligently to offer amenities, experiences and warm hospitality that appeal to every type of traveler.”
In addition to Jamaica appearing on the ballot in the ‘Islands’ category, close to 50 Jamaican hotels are also featured, including all-inclusive resorts like Couples (multiples properties), Sandals (multiple properties) and Secrets (multiple properties) as well as boutique properties like Rockhouse Hotel & Spa in Negril, Jake’s Hotel in Treasure Beach, Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios, and Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Montego Bay. Jackie’s on the Reef in Negril also appears on the ballot for the ‘Destination Spa’ category while the Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) and Sangster International Airport (MBJ) appear in the ‘Airports’ category.
“We are very appreciative of these accolades.”
Donovan White, Director of Tourism, Jamaica, added: “In addition to our ongoing collaboration with our destination partners, we have continued making efforts to improve our airlift and overall airport arrival and departure experiences. We are very proud to see the results of our hard work in the spotlight for one of the travel industry’s leading readers’ choice awards.”
Readers can vote now in the Travel + Leisure 2025 World’s Best Awards survey by visiting tlworldsbest.com/vote to rate their favorite travel experiences and enter for a chance to win a $15,000 cash prize, courtesy of T+L. Each vote will contribute to the results, which will be revealed in the August 2025 issue of Travel + Leisure.
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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. JTB offices are also located in Montego Bay, Miami, Toronto and London. Representative offices are located in Berlin, Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam, Mumbai, Tokyo and Paris.
In 2023, the JTB was declared ‘World’s Leading Cruise Destination’ and ‘World’s Leading Family Destination’ for the fourth consecutive year by the World Travel Awards, which also named it named “Caribbean’s Leading Tourist Board” for the 15th consecutive year, “Caribbean’s Leading Destination” for the 17th consecutive year, and the “Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Destination” in the World Travel Awards – Caribbean.’ In addition, Jamaica was awarded six gold 2023 Travvy Awards, including ‘Best Honeymoon Destination’ ‘Best Tourism Board – Caribbean,’ ‘Best Destination – Caribbean,’ ‘Best Wedding Destination – Caribbean,’ ‘Best Culinary Destination – Caribbean,’ and ‘Best Cruise Destination – Caribbean’ as well as two silver Travvy Awards for ‘Best Travel Agent Academy Program’ and ‘Best Wedding Destination – Overall.’’ It also received a TravelAge West WAVE award for ‘International Tourism Board Providing the Best Travel Advisor Support’ for a record-setting 12th time. TripAdvisor® ranked Jamaica the #7 Best Honeymoon Destination in the World and the #19 Best Culinary Destination in the World for 2024. Jamaica is home to some of the world’s best accommodations, attractions and service providers that continue to receive prominent global recognition and the destination is routinely ranked among the best to visit globally by prestigious international publications.
For details on upcoming special events, attractions and accommodations in Jamaica go to the JTB’s Website at visitjamaica.com or call the Jamaica Tourist Board at 1-800-JAMAICA (1-800-526-2422). Follow the JTB on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube. View the JTB blog.
MEDIA CONTACT: Corporate Communications Division, Ministry of Tourism, 64 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston 5, Telephone: 920-4924, Fax: 920-4944 – OR – Kingsley Roberts, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Ministry of Tourism, 64 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston 5, Tel: 920-4926-30, ext.: 5990, Cell: (876) 505-6118, Fax: 920-4944
