Cap Cana, S.A. and AM Resorts on Dec. 28 officially opened the Golden Bear Lodge & Spa at Cap Cana luxury golf resort development. Golden Bear Lodge & Spa, a 126-suite resort with two Jack Nicklaus-designed golf courses, is AM Resorts’ first golf property under its new Zoetry Collection of resorts and is part of its Preferred Boutique and Preferred Golf groups.
AMResorts, provider of resort sales, marketing and brand management services, unveiled the third Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resort and the brand’s second property in Mexico, Zoëtry Casa del Mar Los Cabos.
The newly opened Bristol Buenaventura, located on the beach in Panama in a gated resort community, plans to open a new Corotú Spa on Dec. 18. The nearly 8,000-square-foot facility features five treatment rooms, a lounging and relaxation area, sauna, steam room, deluge shower and fitness room.
Sol Hotels has presented its new website, www.sol-hotels.com, allowing customers to quickly and easily book their hotel stays online. The new look and feel of the site better reflects the image of the hotel brand while the new functionality and technology, the navigation options by type of holiday or type of customer, and new interactive content make the new website not only a powerful sales tool, but also a channel for promoting the Sol Hotels brand and attributes.
Sol Meliá, the 15th-largest hotel chain in the world and the leading Spanish hotel and resort company, has launched a comprehensive brand assurance evaluation program across its global portfolio of hotel and resort brands. To execute the program, Sol Meliá has partnered with LRA Worldwide, Inc., a leading firm in the design and development of performance measurement and quality assurance programs for the hospitality and lodging industries.
Iberostar Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of two new properties, Iberostar Grand Hotel Salomé in Tenerife and Iberostar Club Boa Vista in Cape Verde. “We are expanding our offering in Tenerife to cater to both families and luxury travelers with the addition of the Iberostar Grand Hotel Salome,” said John Long, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Iberostar Hotels & Resorts. “Iberostar is also entering a new market with the opening of Iberostar Club Boa Vista, bringing our star service to guests in Cape Verde.”




