All Inclusive Day Passes to Sandals and Beaches Resorts

Sandals Royal Caribbean Island

JamaicaMania previously told our readers about a program called Resort For a Day.  Read some of the post below. Are you going on a cruise?  Is Jamaica on your itinerary?  While your ship is in port, relax and play at an all-inclusive beach resort!  You can obtain a pass to either the Sunset Beach Resort in Montego [...]

Apple Vacations Announces New Non-Stop Flights to Jamaica from Detroit

Apple Vacations Logo

Good news!  Apple Vacations has announced some new non-stop vacation flights for next Spring from Detroit to Jamaica on AirTran Airways.  Contact Island Time Travel for more information. Related: Apple Vacations Launches Flights to Jamaica from Lansing, Mich. Related: All-Inclusive Couples Resorts Awarded Apple Vacations’ Coveted Golden Apple Awards for Exceptional Consumer Ratings Related: Is [...]

Beach Reading? Don’t “read”…listen!

Whenever I take a book to the beach, it never fails, I seem to trash it—sand, sunscreen on my hands, water damage, etc.  That’s why I’ve always enjoyed audio books.  It’s so relaxing to just lay there on your beach lounger and listen to your book with a headset (be sure to get sport or [...]

Pin Your Way to a Free Sunset Wedding at Couples Tower Isle

Couples Tower Isle room

Couples Resorts has announced a free sunset wedding contest (valued at $1750). All you need to do is join Pinterest and create a board for the wedding of your dreams. Simply create a unique combination photos that reflects your personal style and wedding wish list. A panel of Couples Resorts judges will evaluate all of the submitted Pinterest [...]

SuperClubs Sells Breezes Runaway Bay

Breezes Runaway Bay

JamaicaMania has learned that SuperClubs has sold Breezes Runaway Bay resort in Jamaica to Sagicor, which currently operates the Jewel Dunn’s River Resort & Spa, also in Jamaica.  This is the second resort sold by SuperClubs in less than a month. In late March the company said it would close Breezes Trelawney Resort & Spa. Thanks to [...]

Jamaica Posted Highest-Ever Tourist Arrival Numbers in 2011

Jamaica is now the Caribbean’s fastest-growing cruise destination and has set an all-time Caribbean record for increase in visitor arrivals. Read the article from Travel Pulse Travel News:  Jamaica Posted Highest-Ever Tourist Arrival Numbers in 2011 By Brian Major    

Breezes Trelawny to Close in Two Months

Breezes Trewlawny

From the Jamaica Gleaner: Breezes Trelawny to Close in Two Months SuperClubs announced on March 29, 2012, that Breezes Trelawny Resort and Spa would be closing on May 31 due to an impending sale to an overseas hotel operator.  Related: SuperClubs to Close Breezes Rio Bueno Resort in Jamaica Related: Two Hotels to Reopen in Jamaica [...]

Beaches Sandy Bay

Beaches Sandy Bay room

Added a new page today to the JamaicaMania Travel Info section about Beaches Sandy Bay. Related: Updates from Sandals and Beaches Resorts Related: Beaches Negril Resort & Spa Related: Beaches Boscobel Resort & Golf Club Related: Negril Ranked 4th in TripAdvisor 2012 Travelers’ Choice Beach Destinations Awards

Secrets Resorts–There’s an app for that!

Secrets St. James and Secrets Wild Orchid

Not sure yet when they will offer this app at Secrets Wild Orchid and Secrets St. James, but… AMResorts (Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts, and Secrets, Dreams, Now, and Sunscape Resorts & Spas), announced today the launch of its new, interactive Unlimited-Connectivity® app.  Now available for the company’s most recently opened properties, Secrets Vallarta Bay [...]

The Importance of Travel Insurance

You love to travel, or you would probably not be reading our travel blog. When you book a vacation, you’re not just buying travel, you’re buying memories. But even the best-planned trip can incur unforeseen issues. I would never travel without travel insurance. Travel insurance should really be thought of more as travel protection, because [...]