Travel + Leisure magazine unveiled its much-anticipated World’s Best Awards 2008, and among the luxurious retreats and boutique hideaways that made its 13th annual list is Grand Lido Negril Resort & Spa in Jamaica. The AAA Four Diamond resort ranked No. 24 on the “Top 25 Hotels in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas” survey.
Mundo Imperial, the new resort, spa, business, and entertainment complex in Acapulco’s renaissance is slated to open its doors in November.
The Holiday Inn Resort Montego Bay launched a new 60 percent sale, offering nightly all-inclusive rates starting as low as $144 per room, per night based on double occupancy. Savings are valid on new bookings (revisions on current bookings are not permitted) for all-inclusive resort stays taking place between Oct. 8, 2008 and Dec. 20, 2008.
Clients looking to plan a 2009 Caribbean getaway can save up to $166 per couple per night when they book one of 11 SuperClubs resorts in Jamaica, Curacao or the Bahamas before September 15.
Asian hospitality brand Banyan Tree is planting itself firmly in the Western Hemisphere, with five properties planned for Mexico by 2010. The Singapore company’s arrival in this part of the world is the result of global travel trends, according to Ho Kwon Ping, executive chairman.
This week marks the debut of eight, top-category suites at Sandals Negril Beach Resort & Spa, known as the resort’s Plantation Suites, a $2 million expansion effort. Designed to evoke the charm of a Plantation House, the new suites feature West Indian-style furnishings blended with modern luxury and conveniences, such as whirlpool tubs, cool marble trimmings and plasma televisions.