With one resort already in Cuba and another on the way, Sercotel Hotels is making good on expansion plans in the Caribbean. Additional new properties in Cuba as well as in the D.R. and Aruba could be in the cards as wel.

The hotel, which has 276 rooms and suites in the Cabarete area, will reopen on Dec. 11, the company said.

AMResorts has named a new top marketing executive. The company, which is a subsidiary of Apple Leisure Group, has promoted Erica Doyne to vice president of marketing.

RIU Hotels & Resorts opened this weekend the Riu Reggae, an exclusive 5-star hotel with 24-hour all-inclusive service and reserved for guests over the age of 18.

Firefly Villas, a collection of beachfront residences, plans to open 39 villas on the tiny island of Bequia in the Grenadines.

There are now 32,056 rooms under contract in the Caribbean-Mexico hotel pipeline, according to the latest report from hotel analytics firm STR.