The Hotusa Group continues its expansion program in South America with the purchase of the Claridge Hotel in Buenos Aires (Argentina). The five-star hotel will join the Eurostars Hotels chain, but will keep its name in order to conserve the family spirit that has made it famous throughout its 60 years of history.

The 72-suite Palms resort on Grace Bay Beach in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, signed a management contract with Carlson-owned Regent Hotels & Resorts. The deluxe property, which has had no management company since its February 2005 opening, will be rebranded as the Regent Palms, Turks and Caicos in early 2007, according to Frank Klare, who is serving as acting interim general manager.

Golden Tulip Hospitality launches new international luxury brand to meet the demand of the international upscale travelers. The Royal Tulip brand will sit along the Golden Tulip and Tulip Inn brands. This new luxury hotel line, will extend Golden Tulip`s services now through a total of four brands in the three to five-star hotel categories.

Golden Tulip Hospitality and the Westermeijer Group reinforce their cooperation through the signing of the third lease agreement in The Netherlands. The Company now manages 10 hotel in The Netherlands and 48 worldwide. Amersfoort/Lausanne Golden Tulip announced the expansion of its management portfolio with the Golden Tulip Paterswolde. The Westermeijer Group has purchased the real estate from Koop Holding Europe B.V. Golden Tulip will be operating the hotel under a long term lease agreement.

Creative Leisure International have worked diligently with their Mexican resorts, villas, ground operations and airlines to ensure that all of its customers vacationing on the West Coast of Mexico had been safely evacuated during the recent storm activity caused by Hurricane John, as the operator said. The luxury tour operator has negotiated with affected properties for full reimbursement of the unused portions of clients’ trips. Other clients were able to cancel or postpone their vacations with no penalty.

As part of a strategic plan to refocus its resources on potential growth markets in the Caribbean, Divi Resorts has decided to cease business operations at Divi Tiara Beach Resort in Cayman Brac effective September 23. Divi Resorts will continue to serve its dive customers at its resort in Bonaire, the Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino.