The St. Regis Bahia Beach-Puerto Rico has been named a member of the Virtuoso Preview Program, an exclusive marketing and networking program for up-and-coming hotels. The St. Regis Bahia Beach-Puerto Rico is scheduled to debut in October 2010. Virtuoso Preview provides properties in pre-opening stages with access to marketing and networking assistance for a successful launch.
The Paradisus Riviera Cancun Hotel has been sold by the Sol Melia hotel portfolio after nine years of management in preparation for the launch of two new flagship resorts, Paradisus Playa del Carmen and Paradisus Xaman.
Holiday Inn is launching its biggest advertising campaign to support the £650 million ($1 billion) global relaunch of the brand. The £65 million ($100 million) Stay You campaign is designed to show how guests can relax and be themselves when staying at a Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express.
Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort in Belize has just received the honor of Green Globe Certification. The hotel began working towards certification in September 2009 and was officially certified on April 7.
The 350-room Hyatt Regency Curacao Golf Resort, Spa and Marini welcomed its first guests on April 20. The resort is the centerpiece of the 1,500-acre Santa Barbara Plantation resort community, which features a Pete Dye-designed golf course, the Atabei Spa and a marina.
Sandos Hotels & Resorts is renovating its Sandos Caracol Eco Resort & Spa on the Riviera Maya, Mexico with the goal of creating the region’s most environmentally friendly property through the implementation of conservation and preservation programs and projects to protect the environment.