Hyatt said it is "conducting a detailed assessment to determine the extent of the physical damage to all properties."

Damage control is already underway and Jamaica is hoping to resume all tourism operations (including cruising) before the year ends.

Project DYNAMO has already had multiple relief flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica, to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, and a Local 10 News crew is joining them Monday on their latest relief trip.

Hyatt has suspended operations and halted new reservations for eight resorts in Jamaica until January 31, 2026, due to Hurricane Melissa, while assessing damage and prioritizing guest safety.

Hurricane Melissa hit much of Jamaica hard. The country’s all-important tourism industry will likely suffer, too, as damage assessments are made over the coming days.

Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, was set to reopen to relief flights on Thursday, but not to commercial flights yet, so many tourists and Jamaicans were disappointed to have to turn back.

The Jamaican government has begun to reach the communities most devastated by Hurricane Melissa nearly a week after the historic storm made landfall and carved a path of immense destruction across

Hurricane Melissa roared into Montego Bay in Jamaica, leaving behind severe damage captured in a series of videos on social media. The hurricane was a Category 5 storm when it made landfall in Jamaica before weakening slightly and heading toward Cuba on.

Melissa moved like a buzzsaw over the western parishes of Jamaica. The storm's devastating eyewall passed directly over Montego Bay, Jamaica's third most populous city and a popular tourist destination.