Blessed with sunny temps year-round and being a paradisiacal island bordered by turquoise seas, Jamaica is a no brainer for Americans planning a tropical getaway this winter regardless of not being probably the most peaceable of nations.
According to the State Department, Americans ought to, in actual fact, ‘reconsider’ travel to Jamaica because of the nation’s widespread gang exercise and ongoing points with crime, nevertheless it’s not like that is stopping U.S. residents from flocking into Montego Bay:
This winter alone, Jamaica is expected to host over 1 million guests, with an extra 180,000 airline seats, to not point out its finest winter season but: amongst all nationalities, Americans are main the figures, accounting for 74,000 of these new seats.
Considering the dire security warnings, what’s it about Jamaica that has obtained Americans so hooked regardless?
Resort Zones Are Safe
Jamaica will not be precisely the most secure Caribbean nation on the market, however as a vacation spot, it’s comparatively secure. Does that sound complicated? Allow us to clarify briefly:
While it is true crime charges in Jamaica are exceedingly excessive, as famous by Numbeo, and infrastructure in some areas is missing at finest, these are issues that, for higher or for worse, largely concern residents, particularly these residing in largely underdeveloped cities.
As a privileged vacationer, nonetheless, you may be doubtless staying in a heavily-fortified, well-surveilled resort, the place nobody will get in or out until they’re workers, friends, or have been invited, and the place criminals don’t function.
Controversial as it might be, although Jamaica is much from being a wonderfully functioning state, factoring within the corruption ranges and violence, it is a paradise for guests, and so they have little, if something, in any respect to be anxious about when going there on trip.
Luxury Resorts Galore
Jamaica’s wide range of resorts, notably in and round Montego Bay, Negril, and Ocho Rios, performs an equally massive half within the island’s reputation with Americans.
Let’s face it: when you’ve got solely 7 to 10 days of paid trip per day, an all-inclusive resort is nearly as good because it will get, the place pampering is predicted 24/7, facilities are world-class, and the standard of meals is unequalled––have we talked about the non-public seashores but?
They’re not notably costly, both, with an in a single day on the SeaGarden Beach Resort, within the coronary heart of Montego Bay, costing $250 an evening on a weekend this February, or an even-cheaper $193 at Deja Resort, with beautiful ocean views and meals included.
Naturally, if you happen to’re the splurging sort, and we’re speaking 4 figures-a-night, there are much-pricier villas at a paradisiacal Round Hill, or on the landmark, five-star Secrets St. James, with costs at these higher-end listings starting from $1,044 to $2,000 an evening.
Jamaica Is Surprisingly Visitor-Friendly
We would not be the primary ones to enterprise outdoors the protecting partitions of a resort unaccompanied until it is the procuring zones in Montego Bay or Negril, that are nonetheless strictly patrolled, but when beaching for 7 days straight is not your concept of enjoyable, there is a method you’ll be able to safely discover Jamaica.
Just ebook a guided tour!
From Montego Bay, you’ll be able to go to a marijuana farm and fowl sanctuary for under $81, decide up and drop off at your location of desire included, and even go on an adults-only, ‘reggae’ catamaran cruise with an open bar alongside the coast, from $110.
To our fellow tradition buffs on the market, a must-do whereas in Jamaica is the Bob Marley Guided Tour of Nine Mile, that includes a cease in St. Ann, the birthplace of the music icon and Jamaica’s most emblematic determine, in addition to the Bob Marley Mausoleum ($167.48).
From Kingston, the colourful capital of Jamaica, there are walking tours of colourful murals ($26), or if you happen to’re eager on one thing somewhat extra hippy, try this unimaginable Story of Jamaican Music Tour, ranging from $90 per particular person.
Flights There Are Cheap
Finally, there’s the truth that Americans can fly nonstop to all three worldwide airports of Jamaica, positioned in Kingston, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios.
Based on Kayak knowledge, the common fee of one-way flights from the United States to Jamaica is a surprisingly reasonably priced $90, with the whole checklist of nonstop routes listed beneath:
Nonstop Flights From The U.S. To Kingston (KIN)
5-6 flights per day with JetBlue, Caribbean Airlines or Spirit Airlines
3 flights per day with American Airlines
4-6 flights per day with JetBlue, Caribbean Airlines or Delta Air Lines
1 flight per day with Delta Air Lines
Nonstop Flights From The U.S. To Montego Bay (MBJ)
8-11 flights per day with JetBlue, Spirit Airlines or Southwest Airlines
5-7 flights per day with JetBlue, Southwest Airlines or Spirit Airlines
3-6 flights per day with American Airlines
6-9 flights per day with Delta Air Lines or Frontier Airlines
2-8 flights per day with American Airlines
3 flights per day with United Airlines
2-4 flights per day with American Airlines or Frontier Airlines
2-3 flights per day with American Airlines
- Houston-Intercontinental (IAH)
1 flight per day with Delta Air Lines
- Houston-William P. Hobby (HOU)
1 flight per week each Saturday with Southwest Airlines
1-3 flights per day with American Airlines or United Airlines
2 flights per day with Southwest Airlines
1-3 flights per day with Delta Air Lines or Sun Country Airlines
0-2 flights each Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday with American Airlines, Jet Blue or Delta Air Lines
1 flight per day with Delta Air Lines
0-1 flight each Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday with United Airlines
0-1 flight each Wednesday and Saturday with Xtra Airways
0-1 flight each Saturday with Southwest Airlines
0-1 flight each Saturday with United Airlines
Flights From The U.S. To Ocho Rios
1 flight day by day with American Airlines
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