TREASURE BEACH, St Elizabeth — When the Canadian husband and wife pair of Tom and Susan Little arrived here back in March, they had a flight booked to return to Toronto on May 15.
“We were coming originally for two months [as] we thought in two months it (COVID-19) would be all over,” a rueful Tom Little told the Jamaica Observer last week.
The Canadian retirees are among about ten tourists stranded in Treasure Beach as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which led to the closure of Jamaica's multi-billion-dollar tourism industry as well as incoming air passenger traffic in late March.
“...Unless Jamaica introduces something else that would deter Air Canada from flying, I think we are good to go,” Susan Little told the Observer.
And gesturing at the scenic surrounds, including beach and Caribbean Sea, Tom said: “Most of our family is more than envious...”
Despite the added expense, they are looking forward to again vacationing in Treasure Beach next year.
