AMResorts to Open New Hotels in Mexican Caribbean, Panama

By: - March 6th, 2014

Above: the soon-to-be Zoetry Villa Rolandi Isla Mujeres Cancun

By the Caribbean Journal staff

US-based AMResorts is adding a pair of new hotels in the Caribbean region.

The company will be taking over sales, marketing and brand management to the Villa Rolandi Isla Mujeres in Cancun, which will be rebranded as the Zoetry Villa Rolandi Isla Mujeres Cancun beginning Dec. 15.

That property will be the fourth Zoetry Wellness * Spa resort in the wider region.

AMResorts’ portfolio in Mexico will rise to 26 resorts by the end of this year.

The company also announced plans to open a new Dreams Buenaventura Panama resort in 2016, the 40th resort in the company’s collection and its 13th Dreams resort.

The new-construction 450-room reort will be located in the Buenaventura beach community of Panama City.

“Expanding our footprint to include new destinations that capture beautiful settings with distinctive cultural, eco and adventure-related experiences, AMResorts is excited about introducing the Dreams brand in Panama,” said Gonzalo del Peon, President, AMResorts, in a statement.

The Buenvaventura community is about 80 minutes away from Panama City.

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