Opening in autumn 2016, the new beachfront resort is a total renovation of the Spanish hotel group’s Fiesta Hotel Playa Paraíso complex and sits on the Canary Island’s sunny southern coast near Adeje.

WoodSpring Hotels, the US extended-stay hotel company, and Gold Coast Premier Properties, LLC, announced the groundbreaking of the WoodSpring Suites hotel near Zoo Miami.

The five-acre Cliff Hotel & Spa (formerly Moon Dance Cliffs) on Negril’s west end in Jamaica will reopen under new ownership on Dec. 1, following a six-month closure for renovations.

Groundbreaking for the Cabrits Resort Kempinski Dominica took place less than two months after tropical storm Erika devastated the island in September.

The Copamarina Beach Resort & Spa on Puerto Rico’s southwestern coast has joined Best Western's new BW Premier Collection of independent hotels.

Four Seasons had confirmed plans to open Four Seasons Hotel São Paulo at Nações Unidas in 2017, with Private Residences to follow.