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Jamaica setting tourist records

Wednesday, 26 April 20063 min read

Jamaica last year had a record high number of tourists, according to the Jamaican Tourism Department.

There was a 12.5% increase over the previous year.

Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Negril were the most popular cities.

Seventy percent of visitors came from the US, and another 25% from Europe

Tourism volumes were also up for the first quarter of this year, showing 105% growth, tourism official said.

There were also 1.1 million cruise passengers last year, which set another record.

Report by David Wilkening