InterContinental Hotels Group has pointed to the booming “mainstream” sector as the key to its growth in the Americas.

The $7 million project will operate under the management of Dominican Development. The new hotel will have a total of 117 rooms spread across five buildings.

The group's hotel division, Eurostars Hotel Company, is opening the Eurostars Sidi Maarouf in Morocco, a four-star hotel with 115 rooms located in La Colline district.

In a prime location overlooking the harbor, the new 226-room DoubleTree by Hilton Veracruz reinforces the brand’s target of Latin America growth.

The 112-room Courtyard Nassau Downtown/Junkanoo Beach opened July 1 on West Bay Street in downtown Nassau near the cruise port and Cable Beach.

The Dominican Republic currently leads the Caribbean hotel construction pipeline, according to a new STR pipeline report.