JAMAICA ENDED a successful 'World Travel Market week' in London by being named the 'Caribbean Island of the Year'. The country also won six other awards at the Caribbean World magazine's World Travel Awards 2003 last week-end, including the Lifetime Achievement Award that went to hotelier and Air Jamaica chairman, Gordon Butch Stewart.
Air Jamaica won the Best International Airline to the Caribbean; Sandals Resorts won the Best Ultra All Inclusive Resort for Couples; the Half Moon Resort in Montego Bay received the Award for Best Golf Resort, while Grace, Kennedy's Tropical Rhythm range of juices won the Caribbean Innovative Produce Award.
Director-General in the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, Carole Guntley Brady, said that the awards to Jamaica reflected the diversity of the island's tourism product. She said the fact that the awards were voted for by Caribbean World readers made them even more significant.
"The awards showed the choice of the readers, and that Jamaica is seen in a positive way because of our diverse product," Mrs. Guntley Brady said.
