1.       To experience the care and hospitality on Air Jamaica our national carrier

2.       To take a JUTA bus from Norman Manley Airport

3.       To Climb Dunn’s River Falls, in Ocho Rios. This may seem cliché, but there is no experience like it. Imagine, you are climbing rocks with cascading water, right above a beautiful beach. Don’t mind that it has become touristy; you can be a tourist in your own country.

4.       To eat fish and festival at Hellshire and tek een di nice sea breeze

5.       To drink some rum and coke and reason wid yuh frien’ pon im varandah

6.       To eat some real pan Jerk Chicken and wash it dung wid some D&G cola champagne

7.       To jump off Reich Falls in Portland

8.       To drive through Fern Gully and see the suggestive artwork on display

A Dominica-based airline is starting direct flights from here into Canefield Airport in Dominica as of this week and aviation officials involved in the new effort are calling the service revolutionary.

"The new service by TakeAir Dominica will put people who want to visit Dominica right near Roseau, the capital of the island in just over an hour," said Peter Blackman of Princes Juliana Airport Handlers, which manages the airport here.

The new flight will be conducted three times a week; on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9.30am. Initially the flight will make a stop in Guadeloupe but once interest in the service picks up, that stop will be abandoned, Blackman said. He said after dropping off its passengers at Canefield, the flight will continue on to Martinique.

"This service is revolutionary because right now there is no flight from Juliana into Guadeloupe or Martinique. Also there are no direct flights to Dominica or to Roseau for that matter. This flight will cut down travel time and put you right in town. That should make this flight popular," said Blackman.

Juliana Airport Handlers was contracted to act as general ground handling and sales agents for TakeAir. Blackman said rates will be announced later this week and travel agents will get information to start selling the flights around the same time.

Juliana Airport Handlers was established in July 2005 to fill the void that will be created when Menzies Aviations relinquishes its passenger handling services at PJIA later this year.

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Overseas and local travel can be disheartening experience for the casual traveler. Observing some basic rules can save a lot of heartache and problems.

Personal security when traveling is important but should not get in the way of a person's trip or vacation and, more importantly, enjoyment. Knowledge is power here as a person can then just do the things naturally to ensure that he or she and his or her possessions are safe and secure.

Many security companies and people thrive on creating a dangerous environment. By this, I mean that they promote the dangers rather than the simple positive things you can do to protect yourself and be able to confidently put the security issues in the background. After all, we travel and vacation for relaxation and enjoyment and having attention tied up in how dangerous it may all be defeats the purpose of going in the first place.

So do what you need to be safe and be confident in your actions.  Some helpful hints that you can put to use are:

If traveling is your passion, Brazil is your destination. Brazil will take your breath away. For the sporty, the adventurous, the curious. For children, teenagers and adults. For couples, families and friends. For all kinds of people, all the time. With its dazzling beaches, forest trails and lively cities, Brazil will put all your emotions to the test. Pack your bags.

North Region

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One island is not enough. 700 islands and cays sound about right. The Islands of The Bahamas boast a 100,000-sq-mile archipelago stretching over 500 miles of aqua seas. These include uninhabited cays and large rocks which total an estimated land area of 5,382 sq miles. The inhabited islands namely Nassau, Paradise island, grand Bahama, The Out Islands of The Abacos, Acklins/Crooked Island, Andros, The Berry Islands, Bimini, Cat Island, Eleuthera/Harbour Island, The Exumas, Inagua, Long Island, Mayaguana and San Salvador are all unique.

Nassau, The Bahamas’ capital, is on New Providence Island and it has a combination of glamour and tropical ease giving tourists freedom to do anything, including nothing. 

Grand Bahama Island offers ecological and manmade wonders that are sure to give visitors something other than sun, sand and sea.

The Out Islands are the jost remote in The Bahamas archipelago of islands. The far away from the other islands, they are anything but away from the action. You can enjoy anything from the unending cays to the raw culture of the Bahamian people.