Island Treat at Palmyra

The Palmyra, a Solís Resort & Spa has announced the introduction of the Island Treat dining experience for guests. This new package includes all meals and beverages served at the resort’s restaurants and bars, as well as afternoon Jamaican tea. Guests will also be invited to a cooking demonstration and tasting where they will learn about local ingredients like ackee and pimento, and receive the chef’s favourite recipes as a souvenir.

The Palmyra’s two restaurants serve gourmet fare with a Jamaican flare: The casual, al fresco Coco Grove Seaside Grill and Bar is just steps from the beach serves lunch and at Eve's Table guests savor breakfast and dinner in an open, clubhouse setting.  At Jack's Bar guests can enjoy tropical treats and refreshments or catch up on the latest sports.

Menu selections appeal to everyone’s taste, morning choices include mango-carrot and ginger-calaloo juices, a healthy calaloo egg white scramble and coconut rum French toast with guava syrup, in addition to traditional breakfast choices. Poolside lunches at the Coco Grove are light and flavorful. Jerk spiced fish filet is paired with sweet papaya and pineapple, while a scotch bonnet tartar sauce brings an addictive heat to beer-battered local fish. For burger lovers, the chef prepares Kobe beef topped with crisp bacon and melted cheddar.

Each afternoon Jamaican tea is an occasion filled with savory bites and Caribbean treats. Sweet potato pudding tarts and tender christophene in chocho tarts balance the sweet coconut confections of traditional gizadda and coconut drops. Dinner entrees include jerk chicken stuffed with plantain
and callaloo and short ribs braised in Red Stripe beer while the chef spikes chocolate sauce with Scotch bonnet peppers for the Blue Mountain sundae.

Special introductory rates for the Island Treat package start at $299.00 per room, per night based on double occupancy including tax for bookings by July 31, 2011 and travel by October 31, 2011. The resort’s spacious accommodations are oceanfront or ocean view featuring a private terrace and luxury amenities including complimentary in-room, high-speed wired internet access and a 40” flat screen TV. Guests also enjoy free WiFi in public areas including the beach, 24-hour concierge service, and preferential tee times at three of Jamaica’s three premier golf courses: The White Witch, Cinnamon Hill and Half Moon golf courses. Each just minutes from the resort. 

For more information about The Palmyra, a Solís Resort & Spa or to make a reservation call toll-free at 1-855-589-5899, email reservations.palmyra@solishotels.com or visit www.thepalmyrasolis.com.

Island Routes Caribbean Adventure Tours

Island Routes Caribbean Adventure Tours is celebrating its second anniversary throughout June taking stock of its growth and successes and is poised to expand its groundbreaking philosophy to new destinations and cultural tours. Launching in one destination, Jamaica, in 2009, Island Routes Tours achieved a rapid expansion to Antigua, The Bahamas, Saint Lucia and the Turks & Caicos Islands. Demand from adventure seekers for the company's more than 200 unique tour options has increased 60% over last year.



Major expansions throughout the region are planned for the coming year. As the trend for vacationers to spend more time exploring destinations grows more than ever before, Island Routes Tours is poised to fulfill the demand with a range of new experiential tours that will immerse them in local culture, language, music and cuisine.

"At Island Routes Tours we are concentrated on meeting the desires of Geo-Tourists, offering unique experiences, and that means creating new, off-the-beaten-path excursions away from the tourism hubs," says David Shields, General Manager of Island Routes Caribbean Adventure Tours. "We integrate each island's uniqueness into the tour experience so that visitors leave with a firm appreciation of each country's colorful culture and people. And it is the warm, welcoming people of the Caribbean -- our greatest resource - that keep visitors coming back again and again."

Island Routes Caribbean Adventure Tours has a Caribbean heartbeat. Its management and staff, having experienced each and every adventure, and being locals, can personally share what is unique and beautiful about each destination. These Island Specialists are available to answer questions and guide guests to their ultimate adventure each and every day. The company has implemented a technology platform that harnesses this unprecedented customer service via both a toll-free call center and live chat feature at www.islandroutestours.com where, as by phone, an Island Specialist is dedicated to one guest at a time and to assist in any way.

During its first two years of operation Island Routes Caribbean Adventure Tours has redefined the standards for tour companies in the region. Everyone booking an Island Routes tour is secure in knowing that whether they choose to experience a high-flying zipline flight or a leisurely catamaran sail, it will be the best experience of its kind in each and every destination. Every Island Routes owned and operated excursion, and every Certified Partner tour meets the highest level for customer satisfaction, safety and insurance standards, and a commitment to sustainable tourism.

While Island Routes Tours' guests enjoy a seamless adventure experience beginning with one-stop-shopping for their Caribbean explorations, there is a steadfast foundation for each and every tour. Guests can pre-book confident in the knowledge that they have the Island Routes Guarantee of a low price and the best value, and should their plans change they enjoy money back assurance and easy cancellations.

The travel industry quickly recognized Island Routes Tours for raising the industry benchmark by being the only tour company to receive the Six Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, two years in a row. Travel agents have also honored Island Routes with a World Travel Award for "World's Leading Caribbean Attraction Company," and a second nomination for 2011.

For more information about Island Routes Caribbean Adventure Tours or to make a reservation, contact your favorite travel provider, an Island Specialist toll free at 1-877-768-8370 from the U.S. and Canada or visit www.islandroutestours.com.