On April 9-13, 2020 CONNEK invites you to see a “queer, safe, beautiful, [and] LIT” Jamaica through a variety of activities, from hiking to nights out on the town, focusing on Jamaica’s diverse beauty. It’s the perfect vacation for foreigners and staycation for locals in Jamaica looking to connect to other queer folk and liberals in Kingston. 

Our second annual trip includes workshops and family dinners to foster connection with locals, a fund mental pillar of CONNEK’s mission. The trip leads to our CONNEK bashment, a night of celebration and dancing between locals and CONNEKTEES (locals and foreigners who purchase a CONNEK package). Working exclusively with queer talent, allies of the community and local vendors across the board CONNEK is committed to building up the queer Kingston community thriving outside of the “resort” industry pigeon holding a lot of Jamaica’s tourism. 

CONNEK is a small start up company made of 4 young queer entrepreneurs with big dreams to make change in Jamaica. We are dedicated to working with allies in Kingston, Jamaica and small businesses who believe in the CONNEK mission. Our small and humble business partners for this trip are dedicated to queer safe spaces and building a Jamaica free of bigotry. Attendees are encouraged to contact us at CONNEK with any questions or concerns (connekja@gmail.com or email to set up a phone consultation). We are dedicated to helping each person who joins us on the trip feel comfortable and taken care of. 

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The CONNEK PACKAGE

Whats included in the CONNEK package fee:

• Transportation to and from excursions to back to One32 Guest House, Kingston, Jamaica. All local CONNEKTEES will need to meet at the One32 Guest House every morning to go on the day trips.

• Entrance to all CONNECK planned tours and events, excluding the Saturday partner day excursions

• Jamaican breakfast everyday of the weekend and the Friday night Connek family dinner is included. All local CONNEKTEES will need to meet at the One32 Guest House every morning for the breakfast meal.

• Entrance into the CONNEK Bashment party Saturday night

• Tour guides and security is provided by the CONNEK team to keep everyone together, informed and safe

What’s not Included?

• Attendees should expect to bring money for lunch, dinner and libations. See full itinerary for detail

• Thursday & Monday (DAY 1 & 5) is not included in this package

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LOCAL PACKAGE CONNEK TRIP RUN DOWN

DAY 2 (FRIDAY): BEACH FLEX -
Port Antonio, boating at the Blue Lagoon, Boston Jerk lunch, Reach Falls, Winifred Beach, CONNEK family dinner, and night on the town in Kingston.

DAY 3 (SATURDAY): BRUK OUT -
CONNEK partners day excursions, lunch at Chilitos JaMexican, Dinner at Scotchies Kingston, and CONNEK Bashment.

DAY 4 (SUNDAY): THE BLUE MOUNTAINS -
Blue Mountain coffee at Cafe Blue, lunch at EITS Cafe, CONNEK Networking workshop: “For Us By Us”, and Kingston Dub Club for dinner. 

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR CONNEK JA

CANCELLATION POLICY
All deposits and payments are non-refundable and non-transferable. Our contractual agreements with hotels and other travel vendors will not allow us to obtain refunds after booking to guarantee our group discounts.  View the travel insurance below. The purchase of Travel Protection Insurance is strongly recommended to protect your investment  just in case "what if " happens.  It is better to have insurance and not need it, than to need it and not have it! Most companies offer “cancel for any reason” coverage at a very low cost. Below are several suggested travel insurance companies. Please review  the best plan for you. You can also "Google"  "travel insurance companies", "travel insurance" or  "travel protection" for additional options.  Make sure you purchase a "Comprehensive Plan" if you would like to add your flight to your insurance later. If you have a pre-existing condition, many plans require purchase within 14-21 days of making the deposit. Also check if you have a "Cancel For Any Reason" policy which also may require purchase within 21 days . READ YOUR PLAN or CALL THE COMPANY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS! InsureMyTrip & TravelInsurance.com

PAYMENTS TO CONNEK JA
1. Payments are NOT automatically drafted from your card or account. You will be sent automated reminders for a schedule you set with your CONNEK attendee application.
2. If you need to make any changes to your reservation, please only email us at connekja@gmail.com. We are here to make your experience as seamless as possible and understand that sometimes things do not go as planned.  
Final payment is March 15, 2020 for all packages.

YOUR PRIVACY
CONNEK JA does not store any financial or sensitive user data on WeTravel servers. User data such as credit card numbers, bank accounts or SSNs are immediately and securely transmitted to our payment provider with bank-grade SSL encryption. Our payment provider in the US is Paypal is one of the world’s largest payment providers, used by many large internet companies such as Facebook and Twitter. 

CREDIT CARD AND ACH PAYMENTS
Payments by credit card, will incur a standard 2.9% transaction fee for Visa/Mastercard or 3.9% for AMEX. There are no fees with ACH bank account payments. ACH transfers will not post to your reservation for 5-7 business days.