RJRGLEANER Hospitality Jamaica Awards 2019 – Finalists
AFTER WEEKS of voting, Hospitality Jamaica is pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s awards. Eighteen entities and two individuals will be recognised this Friday, November 15, at a glitzy affair at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. Tickets are sold out, and none will be available at the gate. Making the mark as the best of the best in Jamaica are the following:
BEST ALL-INCLUSIVE OVER 300 ROOMS
Royalton Negril Sandals South Coast Moon Palace
BEST ALL-INCLUSIVE UNDER 300 ROOMS
Hedonism II Couples Tower Isle Royalton Blue Waters
BUSINESS HOTEL
Half Moon The Courtleigh Hotel and Suites AC Hotel
BEST EP HOTEL
S Hotel The Courtleigh Hotel and Suites Half Moon
BEST SMALL HOTEL
Sandy Haven S Hotel
BEST BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Sandy Haven Round Hill
BEST ECO/SUSTAINABLE RESORT
Grand Palladium Jamaica Inn Half Moon
BEST OPENING OF THE YEAR
(Best hotel launch of 2019) RIU Ocho Rios S Hotel AC Hotel
BEST ATTRACTION
Mystic Mountain Jamwest Motorsport & Adventure Park Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience
BEST CULTURAL EXPERIENCE/TOUR
Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience Bob Marley Group of Companies JaMIN Tours
BEST TOUR OPERATOR
Go! Jamaica Travel Exquisite Transfers
BEST-KEPT SECRET
(Best, off-the-beaten-path tourism entity) Blue House Boutique Bed and Breakfast Jake’s Treasure Beach
BEST RESORT TOWN
Treasure Beach Ocho Rios Negril
BEST CUISINE
Couples Swept Away Half Moon Hedonism II
BEST IN NIGHTLIFE
Hedonism II Royalton Negril Margaritaville Caribbean
BEST EVENT OF THE YEAR
Dream Weekend Reggae Sumfest Issa Trust Couples Air Supply Concert
PURVEYOR OF THE YEAR
Therapedic Caribbean Caribbean Producers Jamaica
HOSPITALITY PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Christopher Issa, chairman, Crissa Group of Companies
THE PIONEER AWARD 2019
The Hon Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism