The official grand opening ceremony for Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall and Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall, Hyatt's first dual-branded all inclusive resort in Jamaica, was celebrated on March 20, 2015. Jamaica's Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, touted the opening as a 'monumental milestone for Jamaica's tourism.' The Prime Minister joined the resort's owners and operators.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide will debut the new Sheraton Chihuahua Soberano Hotel this November, followed by the opening of Aloft Tijuana, Aloft Coatzacoalcos and Aloft Poza Rica by 2017.

NH Hotel Group has added the NH Brussels Carrefour de l’Europe to its portfolio in Europe. This latest acquisition brings the total amount of NH Hotels in Brussels to seven and is in line with the company’s five-year business plan which was announced in 2014 with expansion outlined as one of the group’s primary goals.

The Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas, which at the start of the year was slated to open four new hotels totaling 2,200 rooms on March 27, will have available rooms at only one of its hotels on that date.

Casa de Campo, the 7,000-acre luxury resort and golf destination in La Romana, Dominican Republic, has been accepted into membership of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Legend Collection. All guests of Casa de Campo are eligible to enroll in the iPrefer guest loyalty program.

If you aren’t catering to Chinese travelers these days, you are behind the curve in the travel industry. Hilton Worldwide has been ahead of the curve for years in this respect with its Hilton Huanying program, specifically designed for Chinese travelers.