Marriott International, Inc. and ownership group Granite Broadway Development announced a signed franchise agreement to develop the Courtyard and Residence Inn Manhattan/Central Park, a new 68-story property housing the 378-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel and the 261-room Residence Inn by Marriott hotel.

In December, Riu Hotels & Resorts will open the new Riu Palace Bavaro in the Riu Punta Cana complex, located on Arena Gorda beach. The resort’s opening coincides with the Mallorca-based hotel group’s 20th anniversary.

Antigua’s Curtain Bluff resort is launching an “Encore Weddings” package for guests planning a second wedding at the resort. The packages are designed for previously married brides and grooms to enjoy a lavish wedding ceremony with children and grandchildren present.

Located in the heart of downtown Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Hotel Quinta Del Sol by Solmar Hotels & Resorts recently announced plans for a property renovation valued at $1.5 million. Scheduled for completion in November, clients of the 72-suite property will enjoy a new lobby, remodeled event space, Jacuzzi area and on-site restaurant, Las Quintas.

Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, will open in Puerto Rico in December 2012 as Ritz-Carlton's second Reserve, joining Phulay Bay on the Thai island of Krabi, which opened in December 2009.

Officials of Marshall Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a leading, Maryland-based hotel management and services company, announced the company has signed its first contracts in the Caribbean.