People in Jamaica are being told to seek shelter as Hurricane Melissa nears. Grocery stores were packed there all weekend as residents stocked up with supplies and boarded up buildings. The message from officials was to do all your shopping and supply gathering on Saturday and to stay in and stay with family on Sunday.

Jamaica’s tourism industry is on the brink of achieving a milestone — welcoming nearly five million visitors and generating around USD 5 billion in

Jamaica’s tourism officials are taking a highly proactive approach to dealing with the approach of Tropical Storm Melissa by activating the country’s cutting-edge Tourism Emergency Operations Centre (TEOC) on Oct. 24. The storm is expected to intensify over the weekend and may transform into a hurricane by Sunday, according to weather reports.

Airlines had been sending larger planes to Montego Bay to help evacuate tourists, knowing the island was set to take a direct hit from a very dangerous, slow-moving hurricane. Not all visitors in Jamaica will be able to leave this Caribbean island.

As Tropical Storm Melissa edges closer to Jamaica, local tourism stakeholders across the island are tightening procedures and reinforcing safety to protect staff, guests and clients. Executives, hoteliers and attraction operators say they are ready to adapt operations quickly,

Jamaica's tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett, announced ambitious targets for the UK, Canada, and the US, aiming for 8 million visitors and $10 billion in earnings within five years.