Choice Hotels International, Inc. continues to grow with the announcement of 43 newly opened franchised properties during the month of September. The openings include hotels in 20 states and eight countries, adding more than 3,400 rooms to the company’s existing 475,000-plus rooms.
The Gran Melia Cancun Resort in Mexico is offering a Multi-General Girls’ Retreat as well as a Multi-Generational Boys’ Retreat. The Girls’ Retreat includes a third room free with two deluxe ocean view suites booked, two complimentary 50-minute pedicures at the Yhi spa per stay, and two complimentary 50-minute Bio Massages at the Yhi Spa per stay.
Morgans Hotel Group Co. announced a long-term management agreement for the San Juan Water and Beach Club Hotel, a 78-key beachfront hotel in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. The owners intend to obtain development rights to build a Morgans branded hotel including a 30,000-square-foot casino.
The new 141-room Holiday Inn Santo Domingo is the first Holiday Inn to open in the capital of the Dominican Republic and the first in the Caribbean to incorporate the brand’s new design and service features.
W Hotels Worldwide unveiled a new flagship hotel, W Barcelona, rising high above the Mediterranean and designed by world-renowned Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill.
Orient-Express has relaunched Hotel das Cataratas following renovations. The hotel offers a retreat next to the stunning Iguazu Falls, which lie on the border of Brazil and Argentina.