Booking trends at Sandals Royal Bahamian are down year-over-year for the next four months, its general manager revealed yesterday, citing this destination’s high cost when compared to Caribbean rival as a major factor in the decline.

With a commitment to personalized service and delivering a new sense of luxury to the booming Panama market, Waldorf Astoria Panama blends the distinguished sophistication of the luxury brand with the warmth of the local Panamanian personality.

Sandals LaSource Grenada Resort & Spa, scheduled to open in December 2013, will feature the resort company's most elaborate accommodations to date, the company said at an event here Wednesday.