The Half Moon resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, is offering an early-bird incentive to groups who book now. This will be valid for stays from Jan. 5 to Dec. 14 and all the way through Jan. 5 to Oct. 31, 2011.
Antigua’s St. James’s Club & Villas and The Verandah Resort & Spa feature a new all-inclusive vacation promotion, “Family Time.” When two rooms are booked by Dec. 31, 2009, the second accommodation is half price for travel Jan. 3 to April 14, 2010.
This week, Marriott International, Inc. launched the Autograph Collection, a new brand within the company’s global portfolio comprised of upper upscale and luxury, independent hotels with distinctive personalities in major cities and desired destinations worldwide.
The Occidental Grand Aruba, an all-inclusive resort on Aruba’s Palm Beach, offers holiday travelers a plethora of festive activities, events and dinners, including a visit from Santa, a special performance of The Nutcracker, and the island’s only free beach party! Holiday rates start at $357 per person (a savings of up to 20 percent) for travel December 23, 2009 through January 3, 2010.
Barceló Hotels & Resorts will open the Barceló Los Cabos Palace Deluxe on Dec. 15, 2009. Nestled on one of the widest stretches of beach in the destination at 650 feet wide and half of a mile in length, this all-inclusive, all-suite resort on the Sea of Cortez and nearby to San José del Cabo, Mexico, will be composed of three towers of 626 suites, including 34 swim-up suites, the first and only swim-up suites for both the hotelier and the destination.
The year 2009 has not borne witness to very many hotel openings in the Caribbean. Instead, much of the news has focused on stalled hotel developments, with investors and banks backing out of deals.