The 118-room JW Marriott Panama Golf & Beach Resort has opened within the master-planned Buenaventura beachfront community near Rio Hato, two hours from Panama City on the Pacific coast. The opening marks the debut of the JW brand in Panama.

Comfort Suites Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman has completed a US$ 2.2 million upgrade of its rooms and facilities in time for the 2012-2013 winter season. The all-suite hotel began the renovations in August 2011 and stayed the course with minimal disruption to guests.

Hilton Worldwide has announced the opening of the newbuild 207-room Hilton Lima Miraflores – the company’s first managed hotel in Peru and the flagship brand’s first Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotel in the country.