Meliá Hotels International launched an online gifts catalogue for the members of its loyalty programs -- “mas” and “mas amigos.” This new concept for exchanging points has been developed together with its new partner rewards aravato services, with whom the company envisions an improvement of the benefits of its programs.

The 40-room Atlantique View Resort & Spa on Dominica will be part of Choice Hotels' Ascend Collection when it opens this fall. The resort is in Anse De Mai in northeastern Dominica, a 20-minute drive from Melville Hall Airport.

Several properties in Half Moon Bay, Calif., are offering fall packages. The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay is offering a Spa-Cation that includes a gift set from the facial line Carita, an in-room Coastal Lavender Deep Relaxation Soothing Soak, a $150 spa credit for the guests’ treatment of choice, and use of the spa and fitness facility throughout the stay. Nightly package rates start at $655 through Dec. 31.

Five Hilton Worldwide properties across Puerto Rico announced the debut of their new “Bride Whisperers.” From wedding planner to life coach -- and everything in between -- these specially trained consultants will partner with couples to create a seamless, fairytale wedding on the Island of Enchantment.

The Magdalena Grand Beach Resort, poised to be Tobago’s premier leisure and business resort, will open its doors in November 2011. The 200-room oceanfront hotel will feature five fine and casual dining options, an 18-hole PGA-designed championship golf course, expansive beachfront, multiple swimming pools, generously sized and flexible meeting/event space and the newest spa on the island.

Nisbet Plantation Beach Club in Nevis is teaming up with the health and fitness experts at Purescapes to offer luxury all-inclusive fitness and wellness retreats beginning in November.