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Spanning over 4,442 square miles, the island of “All Right” has international airports in Kingston (Norman Manley), Montego Bay (Sangster) and Ocho Rios (Ian Fleming), each serving a specific region.
Kingston, the capital, features the waterfront Jamaica Conference Centre, with a 1,200-person capacity conference room among multiple flexible spaces, with several business hotels nearby. Perennial meeting planner favorite Montego Bay features the 57,000-square-foot Montego Bay Convention Centre, with meetings properties such as Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa, set on an 18th century tropical estate. Group hotels on equally popular Ocho Rios include the new “awe-inclusive” Moon Palace Jamaica Grande, offering 705 guest rooms and suites, and 21,000 square feet of meeting and function space.
For exclusive meetings and events, unique venues include Strawberry Hill, an 18th-century mountaintop coffee plantation turned resort owned by Island Records’ founder Chris Blackwell. Set on 52 acres, Ian Fleming’s former home, GoldenEye, offers villas, cottages, dining, and event space.