Rio de Janeiro’s newly renovated Windsor Atlântica Hotel has signed an agreement with Utell® Hotels & Resorts for global representation and marketing, and with Pegasus Solutions® for Global Commission Processing. The 545-room Windsor Atlântica becomes the fifth property to join Utell from Windsor Hotels Group, and Utell’s 18th Rio de Janeiro property.

St. Thomas’ Sugar Bay Resort & Spa has partnered with Stash Hotel Rewards, a hotel rewards program, to allow guests to earn points that can be redeemed for a free night at Sugar Bay Resort & Spa or any of more than 150 Stash partner hotels.
 

St. Lucia’s Smugglers Cove Resort & Spa is launching a new “September Singles” month during which the single room supplement charge will be waived.

Meliá Hotels International will debut a new hotel in Genoa, Italy, on Sept. 4, 2011. The hotel will be the company’s third property in Italy. The company has signed a total of 11 hotels so far this year (an average of one every three weeks) and continues to improve positioning of its most well-known brand.

Iberostar is extending its Grand Collection, a selection of five-star properties around the world, with the opening of the Grand Hotel Budapest in Hungary. Located in the heart of the historical area of Pest, the hotel is a short walk from the banks of the Danube River and Liberty Square, an area of embassies and emblematic buildings, including the Hungarian Parliament.

Warwick International Hotels has announced its first affiliated resort in the Caribbean, marking the third hotel joining the Warwick Collection this year. Balaji Palace Playa Grande, a new luxury resort nestled on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, offers exclusiveness and enchantment for an unequalled experience in this tropical island.