Lifestyle November 09 2026

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  • Above: Nickesha Greenfield (left), sales manager, Beaches Negril, and Giselle Bradshaw, guest experience manager, call for draping and warm, rich tones. Above: Nickesha Greenfield (left), sales manager, Beaches Negril, and Giselle Bradshaw, guest experience manager, call for draping and warm, rich tones. Photo - Contributed
  • Above: Nickesha Greenfield (left), sales manager, Beaches Negril, and Giselle Bradshaw, guest experience manager, call for draping and warm, rich tones. Above: Nickesha Greenfield (left), sales manager, Beaches Negril, and Giselle Bradshaw, guest experience manager, call for draping and warm, rich tones. Photo - Contributed
  • Nicola Madden-Greig, group director of marketing and sales for The Courtleigh Hospitality Group, is perfectly styled in black. Nicola Madden-Greig, group director of marketing and sales for The Courtleigh Hospitality Group, is perfectly styled in black. Photo - Contributed
  • Bishop Conrad Pitkin (left), custos of St James, and Jennifer Griffith, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, each make navy blue their colour of choice. Bishop Conrad Pitkin (left), custos of St James, and Jennifer Griffith, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, each make navy blue their colour of choice. Photo - Contributed
  • Tourism Product Development Company Chairman Ian Dear dons a formal black suit with smart-casual footwear. Tourism Product Development Company Chairman Ian Dear dons a formal black suit with smart-casual footwear. Photo - Contributed
  • Educator Shauna Miller (left) sparkles in burgundy, while Angelita McDonald, entertainment manager and sales associate at Deja Resort, makes a statement in a glossy, chocolate-brown draped maxi. Educator Shauna Miller (left) sparkles in burgundy, while Angelita McDonald, entertainment manager and sales associate at Deja Resort, makes a statement in a glossy, chocolate-brown draped maxi. Photo - Contributed
  • Wade Mars, Tourism Product Development Company executive director, and Mikisha Silvera, Tourism Service Excellence Awards co-chair, pose for the camera on the red carpet. Wade Mars, Tourism Product Development Company executive director, and Mikisha Silvera, Tourism Service Excellence Awards co-chair, pose for the camera on the red carpet. Photo - Contributed
  • Deanne Keating, Tourism Service Excellence Awards chief judge and Tourism Service Excellence Awards director of product quality and tourism training, shows off her dainty purse, which matches perfectly with her embellished bodice gown. Deanne Keating, Tourism Service Excellence Awards chief judge and Tourism Service Excellence Awards director of product quality and tourism training, shows off her dainty purse, which matches perfectly with her embellished bodice gown. Photo - Contributed
  • Richard Wallace, chairman of the Negril Destination Assurance Council and hotelier, and his wife, Sion Wallace. Richard Wallace, chairman of the Negril Destination Assurance Council and hotelier, and his wife, Sion Wallace. Photo - Contributed
  • Erica Brown Whittingham, executive human resources manager at the Tourism Product Development Company, pairs a royal blue off-the-shoulder, long-sleeve maxi dress with a white clutch. Erica Brown Whittingham, executive human resources manager at the Tourism Product Development Company, pairs a royal blue off-the-shoulder, long-sleeve maxi dress with a white clutch. Photo - Contributed

Glitz, glamour and outstanding service took centre stage at the Montego Bay Convention Centre as the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) rolled out the red carpet for its Tourism Service Excellence Awards under the theme ‘The Chosen Gems of Jamaica’.

Among 25 finalists, Marsha Wiles of Mystic Mountain sparkled as National Individual Champion, while the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience claimed the National Organisational Champion title. The evening also celebrated TPDCo’s 30th anniversary, with Restoration Excellence Awards presented to seven tourism stalwarts.

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