Beginning May 1, Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort will commence a five month, $45 million renovation of this iconic property. In addition to giving the 302 guest rooms of the resort’s main tower a completely new interior that incorporates a fresh color scheme and modern furnishings, restoration plans will also include an updated and expanded spa and health club, a redesign of the outdoor common areas including the pool and water features, and a makeover of the popular “Windows on the Harbor” restaurant.
The Bahamas’ Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort launched a new website at www.OurLucaya.com, featuring streamlined navigation and an enhanced booking engine that allows travelers to book vacation packages including roundtrip air transportation and resort accommodations for the first time.
Carlson, a privately held, global hospitality and travel company, announced the launch of a new, strategic partnership with Club Med, the Paris-based company that specializes in all-inclusive vacations. The partnership brings new travel options for members of Carlson’s loyalty program.
NH Hoteles, the Spanish hotel company that focuses on urban hotels, and AMResorts, a leader in the luxury vacation segment and creator of Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts, Secrets, Dreams & Now Resorts & Spas brands, have signed a strategic agreement to develop a new formula of collaboration, brand management and hotel management in the Dominican Republic.
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), (LON: IHG) (NYSE:IHG) (ADRs), the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced that it has signed a 15-year license agreement with Shakir Investment Group for a new-build Staybridge Suites hotel, scheduled to open in late 2012 in Panama City, Panama.
Jamaica’s Breezes Rio Bueno resort, formerly the Grand Lido Braco, will close April 30 after an unsuccessful and “strenuous two-year effort to arrive at a mutually satisfactory lease arrangement with the owners,” said John Issa, chairman of SuperClubs Super-Inclusive Resorts, which operates Breezes, in a statement release late Thursday.