In the April 2007 Issue of Forbes Traveler Magazine, Jungle Bay Resort and Spa of Pointe Mulatre, Dominica was named as one of their ‘Top Ten Luxury Eco Resorts’. The article featured luxury nature-based resorts from around the world that are environmentally and culturally sensitive and benefit the local community in which they are located.
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Forbes Traveler Magazine writer Stephen Regenold describes Jungle Bay as a “Dominican resort, found midway down the chain of Caribbean islands near Guadeloupe and Martinique, includes 35 cottages elevated on wooden posts and perched like bird’s nests under a jungle canopy”.
The management of Jungle Bay believes that the significant international recognition this article brings, along with other awards and recognition received by various tourism entities will help to position Dominica as one of world’s premier nature/adventure tourism destinations. The publicity from this major publication will provide significant support for the island’s destination marketing thrust. The inclusion of “luxury eco resorts” as a distinct category in Forbes Traveler Magazine and the recognition of a Dominica property as a world industry leader help validate the Ministry of Tourism’s emphasis on eco-tourism as an ideal niche for Dominica.