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Jamaica a Triple Winner at the 12th Annual World Travel Awards
11/14/05
Jamaica a Triple Winner at the 12th Annual World Travel Awards
Jamaica won three of the top coveted awards at the 12th Annual World Travel Awards in London, England on Sunday, Leading Caribbean Airline Trophy, Leading Tourist and Conventions Bureau Trophy and Leading Caribbean Cruise Destination Award. Over 160,000 travel agencies in over 140 countries take part in the worlds most prestigious travel awards each year. This year 2 million persons voted online for best travel destination, best airlines and best hotel out of 3500 nominee’s worldwide.
Individual awards also went to Round Hill Hotel for the Caribbean’s leading villa hotel and Jamaica’s leading spa, Half Moon Montego Bay won the Caribbean’s and Jamaica’s leading golf resort, Sandals Royal Plantation, Ochi Rios won Jamaica’s leading resort and Beaches Negril won the Caribbean’s leading family all-inclusive hotel.
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‘Way to go Jamaica’, if over 2 million people says we are the best then it must be so. Tourism is a major ‘bread and butter’ industry for us. With most of our other main income earners banana, sugar and bauxite in trouble it’s good to know that there is still hope for our country.
Despite all the negatives that we have been experiencing tourist are still coming to our island and having a great time when they get here. That means most of us must be doing something right. Tourism after all is dependent not on a few but an entire nation. What ever line of work you do it affects tourism directly or indirectly.
After a ‘rough’ summer due to the busy hurricane season we all look forward to a good winter season. Hopefully these awards will bring us more business as everybody wants the best. It’s up to all Jamaicans to ensure that we not only maintain but improve on our tourism product.
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"Recently, this Jamaican won the 10 million special lottery for a dollar. As soon as the office of the Lottery Corporation was open on the following day, he was there to collect his winnings.
Graciously, he presented his winning ticket to the clerk and in his best English uttered his request "Me cum fi collect the 10 millian dallars, si me ticket ya".
After reviewing and checking the ticket with his manager, the clerk returned and requested on how he would like his payments. The Jamaican replied "Mi wan all a de moni now". "Unfortunately, Sir" the nervous clerk responded, "The procedures are that we can only give you one million now and the balance equally over the next 20 years".
Furious and agitated, the Jamaican asked for the manager, who re-iterated "Sir, my assistant is correct, it is the regulation of the corporation that we initially pay you one million dollars now with the balance paid to you equally over the next 20 years".
Outraged, the Jamaican slammed his hand on the desk and shouted in anger, "Oonu tek me fi idiat, me wan all a de moni now or oonu gi me bak me rass dallar!!"
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