The long-awaited opening of the Baha Mar mega-resort in Nassau, Bahamas, is scheduled for March 27. Last October, Baha Mar said the opening of the $3.5 billion complex would be postponed to late spring 2015.

The comprehensive sustainability audit process conducted at IBEROSTAR Playa Mita has recognized the efforts of IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts to operate a responsible tourism development while minimizing impacts on the environment.

Normally, a half a million dollar renovation wouldn’t seem like much. When the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was built for $3.5 Billion, the Tropicana was just completing a $180 million renovation and that seemed like peanuts for a property that had over 1,600 rooms. This boutique hotel and marina is located in the upper Florida Keys in Islamorada.