Jamaica Jazz & Blues Fest Specials at RIU Hotels & Resorts

The Jamaica Jazz & Blues Fest will be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica January 22-24, 2009 and RIU Montego Bay is offering special rates for music lovers. At $170 per person, per night RIU Montego Bay is making a warm, musical vacation irresistible in Jamaica.

Started in 1996 as the Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, the 2009 festival is being presented by a new key title sponsor, the Jamaica Tourist Board, and is supported by additional sponsors including RIU Hotels & Resorts. Tickets to the nightly festival are $80 or a weekend pass can be obtained for $155. A season pass or three-day pass is $235 and can be purchased on http://www.jamaicajazzandblues.com/.

RIU Montego Bay, the first RIU resort in Montego Bay, offers 681 rooms, three specialty-themed restaurants, five bars and a conference room. The 5-star, beachfront, all-inclusive RIU Montego Bay just over 2.5 km from Montego Bay International Airport and 4.5 km from town.

The resort offers two swimming pools, a disco, nightly entertainment, swim-up pool bars and full-bottle liquor bars in guest rooms. All RIU resorts offer snacks and beverages available 24-hours a day. Jamaica is home to four RIU resorts; RIU Montego Bay, RIU Negril and RIU Palace Tropical Bay (both located in Negril) and RIU Ocho Rios, located in Ocho Rios.