Jamaican hotels holding American tourists hostage over fake COVID-19 tests

[TexasTowelie]

KINGSTON — Jamaica is holding American tourists hostage in high-priced hotels in order to drive up their hospitality bill and increase tourism numbers.

United States tourists are complaining that the Jamaican hotels are false claiming that they have COVID-19 — when they don’t — in order to keep them their against their will.

Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department is now advising Americans not to travel to Jamaica because of COVID-19 conditions in the country. Lauren Senft of Atlanta said she hasn’t been allowed to leave after the resort, where she’s staying, told her she tested positive for the virus.

She posted a video of herself on Facebook taking an antigen test. She said it proves she is negative.

“I had zero symptoms, but here we are,” Senft said.

Read more: https://vifreepress.com/2022/01/jamaica-hotels-holding-american-tourists-hostage-over-false-covid-19-tests/

[Vogon_Glory]

1. Not a clever marketing strategy

Enough of these antics, word gets around, and Yankee tourists will be a thing of the past.