Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) – the hotel industry’s most global company – today announces it will double its presence in Puerto Rico in the next year with the opening of the island’s first W and St. Regis hotels and its second Sheraton.
The highest level of hotel and tourism leaders ever assembled for a Caribbean travel industry conference will gather to speak at the 14th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC 2010) being held at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 4-6, 2010. Keynote speakers include Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño and Robert Crandall, former AMR Corporation Chairman and CEO.
Morgans Hotel Group Co. today announced a long-term management agreement for the San Juan Water and Beach Club Hotel, a 78-key beachfront hotel in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. Among other awards, San Juan Water and Beach Club Hotel has been listed on Conde Nast Traveler’s Gold List as one of the “World’s Best Places To Stay” and has been number three on Conde Nast Traveler’s top ten list of Caribbean/Atlantic hotels.
The Jalousie Plantation on the scenic west coast of St Lucia is open for business as usual, as enhancement work on the property continues at pace. While there had been plans to close Jalousie this summer for a US$100 million renovation and relaunch as The Tides Sugar Beach, the hotel's management company, Kor Hotel Group, and the property owner Roger Myers, as a result of a request from the St Lucian Government, have decided to continue operating the hotel in tandem with the development of new luxury villa suites.
Sandals Resorts International (SRI), parent company of Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts, The Royal Plantation Collection and Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts, today announced the purchase of the recently shuttered Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma at Emerald Bay for an undisclosed sum. According to Sandals Resorts Founder and Chairman, Gordon "Butch" Stewart, the 500-acre property, which features a championship Greg Norman golf course and world-class marina, is set to become a Sandals Resort and will be called Sandals Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas. Following certain enhancements customary to the Sandals Resorts brand, including an expansive new pool complex and additional dining establishments, the resort will open January 22, 2010.
The developers of Nail Bay Resort and Mooney Bay Estates recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Taj Hotel Resorts and Palaces to develop the first Taj Exotica Resort, Spa & Luxury Residences in the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
Island Outpost, a collection of distinctive hotels and villas in Jamaica, began the expansion of its famed GoldenEye resort with an official groundbreaking ceremony held on August 14th, 2009. Entertainment mogul Christ Blackwell; the Honorable Bruce Golding, Prime Minister; the Honorable Daryl Vaz, Minister of Projects and Implementation; and Jason Henzell, president of Island Outpost attended the official ceremony.
Viceroy Hotels, Resorts & Residences proudly announces its first international arrival with the opening of Viceroy Anguilla Resort & Residences in November 2009. Acclaimed designer Kelly Wearstler's inimitable style and talent for sumptuousness will be on display as the much-anticipated resort debuts this fall.
Building on the momentum achieved in recent years with a growing interest in Caribbean tourism development, the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), in conjunction with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), have announced the dates for the 14th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) to be held May 4-6, 2010 at the state-of-the-art Puerto Rico Convention Center.
The luxury hospitality market is feeling the full impact of the global economic downturn in more ways than one, as companies cut back on lavish trips to top hotels and resorts in offshore destinations. But it is less to do with the money needed to finance the excursion and more about the public's perception of how it is being spent that is putting firms off visiting the likes of Bermuda.
A total of 296 attendees, including bankers, investors, developers, hoteliers and tourism officials, expressed optimism last week as they gathered in Bermuda for the annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC), a cooperative event organized by the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO).
Miami-based Tecton Hospitality proudly announces an agreement to manage two sister properties set along Bermuda's South Shore: Grape Bay Beach Hotel and the Surfside Beach Club. The two properties are perfectly situated hotels on the island. The Surfside Beach Club is a unique hideaway and peaceful haven overlooking the ocean with all the services of a larger hotel including a restaurant, bar, and mini-spa.
Darren Law has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Palmera de Cabarete in the Dominican Republic, a 138-suite five star beach resort and spa on 19.5 acres in Cabarete, located on the island's north shore.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA (December 9, 2008) -- Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett welcomed attendees during the Welcome Reception of Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals' (HFTP®) Caribbean Finance and Technology Professionals Conference. For the third year, the conference gathers hospitality industry professionals to discuss important issues surrounding the Caribbean region. The conference runs December 7-9, 2008 at the luxurious Rose Hall Resort & Spa, a Hilton Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica.