Special Feature: Jamaica Turns 50: Jamaican ArtistsThis year (on August 6, 2012) Jamaicans all over the world will celebrate the 50th anniversary of our nation’s independence. We at the Jamaica Tourist Board invite you to celebrate with us, as we recognize this truly significant moment in our history.
Join us each week as we count down the top authentically Jamaican things to do, eat and experience in over 50 categories during Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary of Independence. This week we continue our special feature withe Jamaican Artists. Masters of colour, material and textiles, these Jamaican artists championed the translation of Jamaica’s natural beauty onto works of art. January 20, 2012 at 11:20 am | News & Updates | No comment Pon Di Road Weekly Roundup: Pon Di Road (Season 2) #20 – Bob Marley MuseumEach week the adventurous trio Calee, Stephen and their baby Nyla invite us to join them on their journey across Jamaica with another exciting webisode of Pon Di Road in Jamaica . Now, as we look forward to today’s premiere of a brand new webisode, let’s take a look back at last week’s “Pon Di Road (Season 2) #20 – Bob Marley Museum”. The King of Reggae music and still to this day the most influential musician to come out of Jamaica is the legend, Bob Marley and a trip to Kingston is not complete without a visit to Bob Marley Museum. The museum is located on the site of the legendary musician’s home, which he purchased in 1975. This house, featuring 19th-century architecture, was Marley’s home until his death in 1981. It was converted into a museum six years later by his wife, Mrs Rita Marley. Watch, as Calee and Stephen enjoy this famous spot! January 19, 2012 at 4:31 pm | News & Updates | No comment News & Updates: “Pon Di Road in Jamaica” voted 1 of 5 Travel Brands Inspiring Wanderlust on YouTube!The Jamaica Tourist Board’s hit travel webisode series Pon Di Road in Jamaica has been voted the number 3 travel brand inspiring Wanderlust on Youtube by Mashable! The series (now in it’s second Season) takes you from the ritzy to the roadside following an eccentric couple and their baby girl on an island wide adventure across Jamaica. Inviting people across the globe to experience Jamaica without leaving their seats.
The article states: What’s Jamaica really like? The Jamaica Tourist Board sought to answer that question in 2010 with a web series called Pon Di Road that featured Calee and Stephen, a couple that takes a somewhat ritzy view of the island nation. Like Undercover Tourist’s channel, the videos here aren’t slickly produced, but provide a decent view of what it would be like to take a trip to Jamaica. January 17, 2012 at 10:55 am | News & Updates | No comment News & Updates: Jamaica Named World’s Leading Honeymoon And Cruise DestinationJamaica was a big winner at the prestigious 2011 World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony, held on January 11 at Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar. In addition to winning the award for World’s Leading Honeymoon Destination, Jamaica was recognised for the sixth consecutive year as the World’s Leading Cruise Destination.
( via ) The destination also won for World’s Leading Boutique Group (Island Outpost), World’s Leading Villa (Round Hill Hotel and Villas), World’s Leading Family All-Inclusive (Beaches Resorts) World’s Leading Caribbean Attractions Company (Island Routes), World’s Leading Tourism Development Project (Port Authority of Jamaica – Port of Falmouth) and World’s Leading All-Inclusive Company (Sandals Resorts). January 16, 2012 at 4:25 pm | News & Updates | No comment Pon Di Road Weekly Roundup: Pon Di Road (Season 2) #19 – Knutsford Court HotelOur favourite travel trio is still on the move! Exploring, enjoying and sharing with us just a taste of all there is to do, see and taste in Jamaica. Each week fans await the next webisode of Pon Di Road in Jamaica for a chance to live vicariously through them. So far in Season 2 we’ve seen them do everything from enjoy secluded natural hideaways in Portland to camel riding in Ocho Rios. As we look forward to today’s premiere of a brand new webisode let’s take a quick look back at “Pon Di Road (Season 2) #19 – Knutsford Court Hotel”! Calee, Stephen and baby Nyla return to Jamaica’s capital Kingston and check in to the lovely Knutsford Court Hotel. Here, they enjoy a bit of rest an relaxation and take a dip in the pool. Remember to tune in today at 5pm (EST) on Facebook and on our My Jamaica YouTube Channel for the premiere of a brand new webisode to see where these three will take us next! January 12, 2012 at 6:21 am | JTB TV, Kingston, News & Updates | 1 comment News & Updates: Visit Jamaica hits 150,000 Fans on Facebook!The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) online has hit (and passed) a landmark 150,000 fans on our Visit Jamaica Facebook Fan Page! We’d like to thank you all for being such wonderful fans, it has been great interacting with those who have experienced the beauty and excitement of Jamaica themselves, and even those who still have it on their ‘To-Do’ lists.
Destination Jamaica is the only Caribbean brand to have such a large Facebook fan base and the only one this active across all scopes of social media. Through our Island Buzz blog, our Facebook Fan Page, three unique Twitter Pages (@AskJamaica, @VisitJamaicaNow and @WeddingsInJa), a Flickr Page and three YouTube Channels (My Jamaica, Vibes Jamaica and About Jamaica), we’ve sparked a relationship with the online community like no other. Not to mention our increasingly popular weekly “‘Pon Di Road’ in Jamaica” travel webisodes are the only such webisodes to come out of the region. January 9, 2012 at 11:17 am | News & Updates | No comment Special Feature: Jamaica Turns 50: Memorable Events in Jamaica’s HistoryThis year (on August 6, 2012) Jamaicans all over the world will celebrate the 50th anniversary of our nation’s independence. We at the Jamaica Tourist Board invite you to celebrate with us, as we recognize this truly significant moment in our history. Join us each week as we count down the top authentically Jamaican things to do, eat and experience in over 50 categories during Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary of Independence.
Jamaica’s Independence As the British Union Jack was lowered and the Black Green and Gold rose for the first time, Jamaicans embraced a new reality: independence. For the first time, with an overwhelming sense of pride, Jamaicans took hold of their own destiny in the Land of Wood and Water. As dawn peeked over the horizon on August 6, 1962 it was apparent that a new age had begun. January 6, 2012 at 3:56 pm | News & Updates | 1 comment Pon Di Road Weekly Roundup: Pon Di Road (Season 2) #18 – Prospect Plantation (Part 2)Travel buffs Calee and Stephen continue their off the beaten path expedition through Jamaica each week with another exciting webisode of Pon Di Road in Jamaica. Today, at 5pm (EST) we’ll follow them on yet another adventure. To catch up on last week’s webisode let’s take a look back at “Pon Di Road (Season 2) #17 – Prospect Plantation (Part 2)” in the roundup! In Part 2 of their visit to the beautiful Prospect Plantation in Ocho Rios, Calee and Stephen visit the Ostrich Cage. Here Stephen tries his hand a breaking an Ostrich egg. Watch as the two also enjoy a tour of the historic great house and take an amazing Camel ride through the estate. January 5, 2012 at 3:27 pm | News & Updates | 1 comment Pon Di Road Weekly Roundup: Pon Di Road (Season 2) #17 – Prospect Plantation (Part 1)Despite its size the island of Jamaica is bursting with so many activities it’s hard to see them all in just one trip. Travel junkies Calee, Stephen and baby Nyla prove this more and more each week with a new webisode of Pon Di Road in Jamaica. As we look forward to the premiere of a brand new webisode today, let’s take a look back at “Pon Di Road (Season 2) #17 – Prospect Plantation (Part 1)” in the roundup! Prospect Plantation is an agricultural property established in the 18th Century set high up in the hills of Ocho Rios, overlooking the Caribbean sea. One of Jamaica’s oldest remaining plantations, is today the setting of one of the most unique and captivating tours worldwide. In this webisode we join Calee and Stephen on a jitney ride through the 18th century Prospect Plantation in Ocho Rios. Here they learn some of the island’s history and try their hands at climbing a coconut tree. December 29, 2011 at 2:43 pm | News & Updates | No comment Pon Di Road Weekly Roundup: Pon Di Road ( Season 2) #16 – Firefly, Oracabessa“Pon Di Road in Jamaica” continues each week with a brand new webisode showcasing our favourite travel trio on their exploration of all things Jamaican. Now, as we get ready to see where the adventure takes them next, let us take a look back at last week’s Pon Di Road ( Season 2) #16 – Firefly, Oracabessa. In this webisode Calee, Stephen and Nyla visit what was once the exquisite vacation home of playwright, songwriter and international celebrity Noel Coward. Firefly boasts one of the most amazing views of Jamaica’s coast. Join them on their exploration of this lovely hideaway. December 22, 2011 at 2:10 pm | News & Updates | No comment |
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