Jamaica Travel: The Airlines, Accommodations Resuming Operations in Jamaica

Image: PHOTO: Moon Palace Jamaica. (Courtesy of Palace Resorts)
Image: PHOTO: Moon Palace Jamaica. (Courtesy of Palace Resorts)
Patrick Clarke
by Patrick Clarke
Last updated: 12:30 PM ET, Fri July 24, 2020

It's been more than one month since Jamaica reopened to international tourism with heightened health and safety protocols in place across the island and as the country's recovery moves along, more airlines and accommodations are resuming operations and welcoming guests back safely.

On Friday, the Jamaica Tourist Board published an updated list of the flight service and accommodations available to visitors this summer.

Currently, all visitors to Jamaica are required to register for a Travel Authorization no more than five days prior to arrival. Additionally, as of July 15, leisure travelers coming from high-risk states including Florida, New York, Arizona and Texas are required to complete their Travel Authorization questionnaire no less than two days and no more than five days prior to arrival. Travelers from these states will also be required to include proof of a negative PCR (nasal swab) COVID-19 test result taken within 10 days of arrival.

Hotel guests can anticipate contactless digital check-in, hand sanitizer stations, digital or single-use menus and social distancing markers throughout the properties. What's more, hotels and resorts have done away with self-service buffets.

Below you'll find a roundup of the latest flight schedules from major carriers along with a list of properties that have received their COVID-19 compliant certificate.

AIRLIFT

American Airlines

-Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - twice daily service

-Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - daily service ending August 18th

-Miami International Airport (MIA) to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) - daily service currently; twice daily starting August 5th

-Miami International Airport (MIA) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - twice daily service

Caribbean Airlines

-John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) - daily service

Delta Air Lines

-Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) - four times weekly service

-Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - twice daily service JetBlue

-Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - weekly service on Saturdays

-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) - three times weekly service

-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - twice daily service

-John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) -daily service

-John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - twice daily service

-Orlando International Airport (MCO) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - six times weekly service in July and daily service starting in August

Southwest Airlines

-Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - daily service

-Orlando International Airport (MCO) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - daily service
Spirit Airlines

-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) - three times weekly service

-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - daily service

United Airlines

-George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - daily service

-Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) - daily service

ACCOMMODATIONS

Montego Bay

-Rose Hall Villas at Half Moon

-Sandals Montego Bay

-S Hotel

-RIU Reggae

-Deja Resort

Ocho Rios

-Couples Tower Isle

-Moon Palace Jamaica

-RIU Ocho Rios

-Jamaica Inn

Negril

-Tensing Pen

-The Spa Retreat

-Beaches Negril

-White Sands Negril

-Couples Swept Away

"We are thrilled to safely welcome visitors again to experience what makes Jamaica so special," Jamaica's Director of Tourism Donovan White said in a statement accompanying Friday's announcement. "Our partners have worked tirelessly to enable travelers to visit our shores in the safest and most responsible manner, ensuring the protection of all that visit. We are confident that while we all manage this new normal, Jamaica will continue delivering authentic, one-of-a-kind experiences the world has come to expect when they are here."


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Patrick Clarke

Patrick Clarke

Senior Editor

A Maryland native and wanderer who has lived across the U.S. from North Carolina to SoCal, Patrick Clarke graduated from Towson University with a B.S. in journalism. He previously worked for Bleacher

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