Cancun-based AlSol Hotels & Resorts, a boutique hotel company with one property in Cancun and three in the Dominican Republic, begins construction this month on the AlSol Tiara Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic.

A development agreement that will see a new $100 million luxury resort hotel and marina built in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) was signed at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Circle Holdings Limited is developing what it calls an “ultra-luxury” boutique experience on a 17-acre vacant site in Turtle Cove.

RIU Hotels & Resorts will inaugurate on Nov. 1, 2014 its first Riu Plaza urban hotel brand in the United States. The Hotel Riu Florida Beach is closed for a major refurbishment following which it will open its doors as the Hotel Riu Plaza Miami Beach.

Expedia.com, one of the world’s largest full-service online travel sites, announced the Expedia 2014 Insiders’ Select rankings, an annual crowd-sourced list of the world’s best-reviewed hotels. The Insiders’ Select list recognizes the top-ranked hotels worldwide.