Complete with an international airport and the largest number of hotels in Jamaica, Montego Bay is a place where history and legend come together. Montego Bay's tourism dates back to 1924 when its first hotel was built, today it boasts with a wide range of resorts and guesthouses ranging from super luxurious to standard. The area has five championship golf courses, tennis facilities, many attractions, restaurants, and entertainment spots. There is lost of water sports, skiing, sailing, fishing, snorkeling and skin diving as well as river rafting.

Interesting landmarks: Fort Montego - which dates back to the days when all coastal towns had to be defended. The fort was hardly ever used. A battery with three cannons and the powder magazine are all that remain. The Dome - Built in 1837 over the creek, which used to supply Montego Bay with water. The keeper of the creek had its office there. The Cage - built in 1806 as an over night jail for runaway slaves disorderly seaman and vagrants. The Parish church of St. James - dedicated to St. James the Great, built in 1778, the church was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1957 but has been beautifully restored. Burchell Memorial church - established in 1824 by Rev. Thomas Burchell, a Baptist missionary and abolitionist. The early congregation was mostly slaves. Samuel Sharpe the great slave leader was a deacon there. Visit Rose Hall Great House or take a rafting trip down the Great River or Martha Brae. Swim at Doctor's Cave Beach, and visit the fabulous Montego Bay Marine Park.