The total construction pipeline is up by 86 percent by hotels over the cyclical low established in 2011 when global counts were at 6,907 hotels and 1,257,296 rooms.

Kevin Froemming, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Playa Hotels & Resorts, said the Panama Jack brand could be in Jamaica by as early as 2020 in the form of one or two hotels.

The new-build is the SO / Havana Paseo del Prado, slated to open in 2019 to mark the French brand’s debut in the Americas. AccorHotels already has a presence in Cuba with the Hotel Mercure Sevilla Havane and the Pullman Cayo Coco. 

It will reemerge as adults-only, with 350 rooms, a rooftop pool with direct views of Anguilla, luxury swim-out suites and the largest pool in the Caribbean, all situated on a private and protected enclave.

The planned reopening of the Caribe Hilton in San Juan in December will mark another significant step in Puerto Rico's path forward following the hurricanes of a year ago.

Hilton announced its partnership with all-inclusive specialist Playa Hotels & Resorts to grow Hilton’s portfolio of all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean and Latin America.