Grace Bay Club in Turks and Caicos joined the hotels and resorts featured in the American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts 2008 program for Platinum card members. The celebrated listing distinguishes luxury properties based on excellence and reputation worldwide.
Some of Hollywood’s best-known celebrity couples will head to Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa next month when the luxury resort unveils its new all-suite Mediterranean Village, a $70 million expansion of the property.
AMResorts, parent company of Dreams Resorts & Spas brand, will debut the Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa property in December following a multi-million dollar enhancement of the existing Sunscape the Beach Punta Cana resort.
Excellence Resorts plans to open its second resort in Mexico, the 450-room Excellence Playa Mujeres, on November 1. The upscale, all-inclusive property will sit on a secluded peninsula and feature a two-mile-long beach near the Playa Mujeres Golf Club.
The Spanish hotel chain Playa Hotels & Resorts, formed in 2006 by Grupo Barcelo in Palma de Majorca, Spain, acquired the 738-room all-inclusive Ocean Bavaro Spa and Beach Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The property will be rebranded a Barcelo property and renamed the Barcelo Dominican Beach Resort.
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita’s on-property Cultural Center is offering three programs based on Mexican cultural arts from the study of ancient artists to modern day interpretations of centuries-old artistic technique and crafts, the new programs provide guests with an interactive look at the unique artistic history of Punta Mita.