Marriott International, Inc. will introduce its stylish, upscale Renaissance hotel brand in 2011 under a management agreement with Hotel Properties of Panama, Inc. In addition, Marriott plans expansion of existing properties and to add two additional hotels, tripling its presence in the country, over the next 30 months to five hotels and 1,200 rooms.
The newest amenity at Royal Plantation Ocho Rios in Jamaica is a cabana concierge service that allows guests to book four-hour packages in private seaside cabanas for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Sandals Resorts aims to take the sting out of rising airfares with a fly-free promotion that guarantees fare credits of up to $550 per person for the next year-and-a-half.
Tabacon Grand Spa Thermal Resort is offering its first yoga retreat, led by spiritual yoga instructor, MeShall of Mystical Sojourn Retreats, who balances a career as an environmental specialist with teaching yoga and wellness consulting for the Ritz-Carlton.
The Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa in St. Thomas is offering a Sweet Caribbean Getaway with rates from $175 per night.
Marriott International, Inc. announced four signed agreements that it expects will nearly triple its lodging presence in Mexico over the next five years. The agreements would add 29 branded Marriott hotels in Mexico, create an estimated 3,000 new jobs and represent a total investment of more than $1 billion by the owners of the Marriott properties.