The 1,007-room Riu Republica in Punta Cana, which opened in 2016 on Arena Gorda beach, will debut a 501-room wing and Splash Water World on Nov. 18.

Iberostar Cuba reports that in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma all the company’s hotels in Havana, Varadero, Trinidad and Santiago de Cuba are once again fully operational.

By the spring of 2018, Karisma Hotels & Resorts will start construction of the Dorado Resort and Sensimar Resort hotels in the Cap Cana resort area, with 250 rooms each.

The upscale resorts will continue to operate under the Renaissance brand and all team members are expected to remain in place.

CBRE Hotels Americas Research announced that the average Caribbean hotel in its survey sample suffered a 4.7 percent decrease in gross operating profit (GOP) during 2016.

Meliá Cuba has announced the reopening of hotels affected by Hurricane Irma in Cayo Santa María, Cayo Coco, Cayo Guillermo and Varadero.