Royalton Hotels & Resorts has reopened all five Jamaica properties across Negril and Montego Bay after significant renovations, with a sixth adults-only resort set to debut in summer 2027.
CHTA's third AI Guidebook edition focuses on workforce implications, offering Caribbean hospitality leaders templates, road maps, and tools to integrate AI responsibly into people management and operations.
CHTA has commissioned FIU's Chaplin School to conduct a six-month, multi-destination study quantifying tourism demand, economic leakages, and local sourcing opportunities across at least six Caribbean jurisdictions.
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association's CHIEF 2026 forum runs November 16-18 at Wyndham Grand Barbados, covering AI, sustainability, workforce, and resilience strategies for the decade ahead.
Remington Hospitality takes over management of Aruna Resort Villas in Ambergris Caye, Belize, as part of its strategy to grow its independent and boutique portfolio across the CALA region.
Meliá exits management and brand licensing for 15 Cuban hotels, citing deteriorating geopolitical, legal, and energy conditions, with most properties already non-operational.
CHTA proposes a three-part measurement framework tracking economic retention, workforce investment, and environmental impact to better capture tourism's true value to Caribbean economies.
UN Tourism's first Caribbean innovation challenge awarded six startups developing solutions for ocean conservation, community tourism, and green tech.
The Saint Lucian hotel group joins CHTA's regional fundraising effort to help Jamaica's small tourism businesses recover from Hurricane Melissa damage.
The $400,000 donation will support housing and infrastructure repair through Jamaica's Promise following the Category 5 storm that caused $9 billion in damages.
The three resorts will reopen in late 2026 with new accommodations, pools, dining concepts, and arrival experiences after Hurricane Melissa damage assessment.
The 650-room resort will open in 2029 as part of Hyatt's expansion in Dominican Republic, adding to 150+ all-inclusive properties across the region.
RIU partners with local organizations to provide literacy, STEM, and nutrition programs for 270+ children across Grant's Town Nassau and Montego Bay centers.
Seven Hyatt resorts will remain closed for nearly two years to complete extensive repairs and upgrades following Hurricane Melissa damage.
CHTA shares insights from Barbados forum covering climate resilience, digital transformation, direct booking strategies, and workforce innovation as priorities for Caribbean hotels.
Five Royalton properties in Jamaica will remain closed until August-September 2026 following Hurricane Melissa damage, with 200+ staff retained for restoration work.
RIU mobilizes $1M in employee aid and partners with airlines to restore operations across seven properties totaling 4,000+ rooms after Hurricane Melissa.
The NFL’s announcement of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show comes off the tail end of the performer’s 31-show residency in Puerto Rico, which has been estimated to have brought as much as $200 million dollars into the local economy with a carryover boost for local hotels.
Aimbridge Hospitality, the world's leading third-party hotel management company, today announced that it has assumed management of the Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana and Wyndham Alltra Samaná, two all-inclusive resorts in the Dominican Republic.
Valor Hospitality Partners, a full-service global hospitality company, is proud to announce its official expansion into the Caribbean market through a strategic partnership with Cove Bay Developments. The collaboration marks Valor’s first Caribbean venture and includes the management of Plymouth Peninsula Tobago, a flagship luxury destination set to open on Tobago’s breathtaking northern coast in 2027.