Damage control is already underway and Jamaica is hoping to resume all tourism operations (including cruising) before the year ends.

Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, impacting tourism and causing damage across resorts and airports in the region.

Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, was set to reopen to relief flights on Thursday, but not to commercial flights yet, so many tourists and Jamaicans were disappointed to have to turn back.

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, caused significant damage to Jamaica's hotels and resorts, particularly Sandals South Coast. While 25,000 tourists sheltered in place, there were no reported injuries.

Guests of Jamaica's Riu Montego Resort are under fire for their treatment of staff amid Hurricane Melissa, a category five storm that decimated parts of the country.

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President Christopher Jarrett is cautiously optimistic that hoteliers will weather any fallout now that the declaration of a hurricane watch, as storm system Melissa approaches, has triggered a clause that says bookings may be cancelled without penalty.

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Melissa moved like a buzzsaw over the western parishes of Jamaica. The storm's devastating eyewall passed directly over Montego Bay, Jamaica's third most populous city and a popular tourist destination.

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Hundreds of travellers are still waiting for flights out of Jamaica and are warned of food and accommodation shortages.

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