Solis The Palmyra Resort & Spa, located in Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica, will offer privileged access to three of the Caribbean’s most noted golf courses, the White Witch, Cinnamon Hill Golf Course and Half Moon, all near the resort. Scheduled to open in January 2009, the resort has a Leading Hotels of the World designation.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announces the sale of the 524 room Jamaica Holiday Inn Sunspree Hotel to Octagon Hotels Group Limited for $30 million, $2 million in excess of net book value.
Sandos Hotels & Resorts, a 4-year-old company based in Spain, has moved quickly to establish itself in Mexico’s Riviera Maya region and plans to expand even further. In April, the company opened its fourth hotel on the Riviera Maya: the all-inclusive Sandos Playacar Riviera Hotel & Spa.
Sandals Resorts unveiled four Millionaire Suites at Sandals Regency La Toc Golf Resort & Spa in St. Lucia over the weekend to 20 of its top-producing tour operators.
The 202-room Crane Resort & Residences, on Barbados’ southeastern coast fronting the Atlantic, is adding 80 suites as part of a multimillion-dollar renovation set for completion early next year.
Spanish hotel chain Iberostar Hotels & Resorts will open two properties in Jamaica by the end of year, bringing to 16 the number of resorts in its Caribbean and Mexico portfolio.