Club Kingston Wins Regional Lounge Award

Priority Pass named Club Kingston at Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport the 2026 Lounge of the Year for Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the company’s May 4 awards announcement. The recognition put the Jamaican lounge among the travel network’s regional winners for 2026, alongside lounges in Japan, Austria and South Africa, while Portland International Airport’s Escape Lounge took the global title. Club Kingston is operated by VIP Attractions, a Jamaican airport hospitality company that runs lounge services under the Club Kingston and Club Mobay brands. The award was reported in Jamaican media on May 13 as a tourism and aviation win for the country, with local officials and executives presenting it as a traveler-led endorsement of the airport experience in Kingston. (prioritypass.com) ### How was Club Kingston chosen over other lounges in the region? Priority Pass said the 2026 Excellence Awards were based on more than 700,000 member ratings and reviews submitted across its network. The company said the Lounge of the Year category evaluates facilities, customer service, food and beverage selection, comfort, ambience and overall member satisfaction. (vipattractions.com) The Latin America and Caribbean award placed Club Kingston ahead of more than 350 airport lounges across the region, according to reports by the Jamaica Observer and Jamaica Gleaner. Those reports said the result reflected direct traveler feedback rather than a judging panel chosen by the lounge operator or airport. (prioritypass.com) ### Where is Club Kingston and who runs it? Club Kingston is located in the main terminal at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, VIP Attractions says on its website. The company markets the lounge as a departure-space product and also sells an arrivals service under the Club Kingston name, both tied to expedited airport processing and lounge access. (jamaicaobserver.com) VIP Attractions says it operates airport lounge and concierge services at Jamaica’s two international airports through Club Kingston in Kingston and Club Mobay in Montego Bay. A travel directory page describing the business says the company built its lounges around Jamaican cultural themes, with displays and design elements tied to the island’s history and public figures. (vipattractions.com) ### What did Priority Pass say travelers are rewarding? Priority Pass said the highest-rated lounges increasingly reflect local identity rather than standardized airport design. In its May 4 announcement, the company said travelers are placing greater value on airport experiences that combine local design, regional food and drink, and quieter, more comfortable spaces. (jamaicaexperiences.com) That framing matches how VIP Attractions describes Club Kingston. The company says the lounge offers Jamaican hospitality and culture inside the airport terminal, with space for travelers to relax, work or refresh before departure. ### What are Jamaican officials and executives saying about the award? Tanya Beckford, chief executive of VIP Attractions Limited, said in local coverage that the award was significant because it came from direct traveler feedback. (prioritypass.com) Jeremy Dalkoff, vice president of partnerships at Priority Pass, said at the presentation that the recognition reflected “genuine traveler sentiment from across the globe,” according to Jamaica-based reports. (vipattractions.com) The Jamaica Gleaner and Jamaica Observer both reported that airport and tourism stakeholders cast the award as a boost for Kingston’s profile with leisure and business travelers. Those reports attributed that view to local officials and company executives discussing the airport’s service standards and Jamaica’s broader tourism offering. (jamaicaobserver.com) ### What happens next for travelers who want to use the lounge? VIP Attractions continues to sell Club Kingston access through pre-booked arrival and departure packages on its website. The company also offers membership products covering Club Kingston and Club Mobay, giving travelers another route into the lounge network in Jamaica. Priority Pass has already posted the 2026 winners in its newsroom, and Club Kingston remains listed by VIP Attractions as an active product at Norman Manley International Airport. (jamaica-gleaner.com) For travelers planning upcoming trips through Kingston, the next step is the practical one: booking lounge access in advance through VIP Attractions or entering through an eligible Priority Pass-linked program. (prioritypass.com) (vipattractions.com)