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Jamaica open for business, says Tourism Minister
Jamaica is open for business after Hurricane Dean hit the island earlier this week, according to Jamaica’s Tourism Minister.
“The tourism infrastructure has minimal damage; the north coast and Negril, where much of Jamaica’s tourism industry is focused, was unaffected, and the road network is up and running,” said Aloun N’Dombet-Assamba.
As the tropical storm warning for Jamaica was lifted, full power has been restored to Montego Bay and all airports are now in full operation.
Hotels are reporting no severe damage and most are operating as normal.
But the Grand Lido in Negril has suffered some minor damage to its spa and landscaping, and Jake’s, Treasure Beach, has some structural damage and debris and will reopen for new arrivals on September 28 after repairs and an upgrade.
Guests who have reservations before that will be called individually by Island Outpost’s reservations department and given the choice to switch to another property in the collection, rebook for another date after September 28, or get a refund.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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