Melia Hotels International has announced the company will add two new hotels in Malaysia, the Meliá Iskandar Malaysia and INNSIDE Iskandar Johor.

Club Med Columbus Isle on San Salvador Island in the Out Islands of the Bahamas was damaged in Hurricane Joaquin and has pushed its reopening date to  Dec. 20.

Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts will open its 12th property in the Dominican Republic, the Luxury Bahia Principe Samana Don Pablo Collection, on Nov. 1 along the country’s northeast coast.

With so much going on in the city around every corner, occupancy rates are higher than they have been in the last eight years at 66 percent.

This fall, several Caribbean properties are offering seasonal travel packages that feature impressive values and guest-pleasing amenities. With the array of new packages travelers have multiple opportunities to get away and leave the blues behind.

DoubleTree by Hilton today announced the opening of the brand’s second hotel in Chile: DoubleTree by Hilton Calama in the capital city of Chile’s El Loa Province.