Daily travel deals – all inclusive resorts in Jamaica, Dominican Republic and cheap condo rentals

by Scott Carmichael on

Welcome to our end of the week lineup of hot travel deals. Today’s lineup includes 2 fantastic all-inclusive resorts and some amazing deals on weekly vacation condo rentals.

The first deal is for the Montego Bay Holiday Inn Sunspree resort. Imagine an all-inclusive Jamaican resort with unlimited dining, drinks and activities. Now, picture that resort in a fantastic beachfront property. Ready to book?

The deal is just $75/night per person, and kids are free. Best of all, there are no blackout dates on this amazing price, so it is also valid during the summer vacation high-season.

Click here for this great deal!

Next in the lineup is another all-inclusive resort, this time in the Dominican Republic. The Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana resort is a brand new location, and has only been open for 5 months. The resort offers 8 different restaurants, tennis, horseback riding, volleyball, beach soccer, table tennis, bicycles, darts, billiards, board games and an exercise room. At night, you can enjoy free entertainment in the theater or nightclub.

Rates start at just $85/night per person, and once again kids can stay for free. This is another deal with no blackout dates! To make the deal even sweeter, book before May 31st, and you get $200 in credits to use at the various amenities that are not included for free. Need another reason to book? How about a $50 rebate on reservations of 6 nights or more?

Click here to book a trip to this amazing All inclusive resort

And finally, if you are tired of spending the night in a hotel, or you need somewhere with a little more room, check out this lineup of affordable vacation condo rentals. Rates start at just $379/week, and most locations have enough room for a family of 6.

Canadian hostages in Jamaican airport

by Tom Johansmeyer on

One man with a gun can do a lot of damage. A weapon-wielding nut-job held around 180 hostages on a Canadian plane in Jamaica yesterday. He chose the landing in Jamaica as his time to act. All passengers were eventually released unharmed, but five of the original seven crew members were still held hostage in the CanJet plane at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. (CNN reports that he’s holding six crew members.)

Only one shot has been fired, but nobody was hurt.

According to a story in the Sydney Morning Herald, “It’s likely that two of the crew members may be locked up in the cockpit.”

CanJet says in a statement on its website, “A full security operation is underway and CanJet is cooperating fully with the local authorities.”

At approximately 11:30 PM local time yesterday, a man found his way onto chartered Flight 918, thanks to the effectiveness of fake identification cards at the airport’s employee entrance.

The latest development is that police are negotiating with the hostage-taker. He has asked for passage to Cuba.