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Norwegian Cruise Line Just Ordered 3 New Cruise Ships

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is planning the next stage of its fleet expansion, with new ships coming for each of its three cruise brands. The company announced it has reached an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the design and construction of three new cruise ships, one each for Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and […]

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Hyatt Completes $2B Sale of Playa Hotels Real Estate

Hyatt has closed the sale of the all-inclusive real estate portfolio it acquired through Playa Hotels & Resorts to Tortuga Resorts, completing a roughly $2 billion transaction that reshapes Hyatt’s balance sheet while preserving long-term control of the resorts through extended management contracts. The portfolio comprised 15 all-inclusive properties across Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. […]

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Hyatt Just Opened A New Puerto Rico Resort With 223 Rooms, A Beach Club, and A Splash Pad

There’s a new way to experience Puerto Rico’s beach capital of Isla Verde. Hyatt has officially opened its first Hyatt Centric–branded hotel in Puerto Rico, bringing the lifestyle-focused flag to Isla Verde with the debut of Hyatt Centric San Juan Isla Verde. The opening follows a $30 million transformation of the former Verdanza Hotel and […]

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Hyatt Is Keeping These 7 Jamaica All-Inclusive Resorts Closed Until Late 2026

Hyatt has extended the suspension of operations at seven of its Jamaica resorts following Hurricane Melissa-related damage, pushing the reopening timeline for most of its all-inclusive portfolio on the island into late 2026, Caribbean Journal has learned. In a notice shared with travel partners, Hyatt said that after completing a detailed assessment of the physical […]

Hyatt Just Opened A New Puerto Rico Resort With 223 Rooms, A Beach Club, and A Splash Pad

In the cool, green valley of Panama’s El Valle de Antón, a new wellness retreat has opened its doors. Elysium Spa and Wellness House is the centerpiece of Hotel La Compañía del Valle, the latest addition to The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, and a new draw for travelers seeking wellness and design in Panama’s mountain region. Set within […]

Hyatt’s New Secrets Playa Esmeralda Resort Now Has an Opening Date

The long-awaited debut of Hyatt’s new Secrets Playa Esmeralda is imminent, Caribbean Journal has learned. The all-inclusive resort in the Miches area of the Dominican Republic is now taking bookings for stays as early as Aug. 8. That’s in line with the previously announced “mid-summer” debut, according to Hyatt. It has been a big year […]

Hyatt Just Opened a New All-Inclusive in Cancun With Swim-Out Rooms, Plunge Pool Suites, and a Private Rooftop Bar

First there was Saint Lucia. Then Aruba. Then in the Dominican Republic. Now Secrets has opened its fourth all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean this year, with this week’s debut of the new Secrets Mirabel Cancun. The newest resort by Hyatt’s adults-only all-inclusive brand is the latest addition to Cancun, with 487 rooms, smack in the […]

Hyatt Just Opened a New, Smaller Kind of Punta Cana Hotel

Punta Cana is the land of the all-inclusive resort. The large all-inclusive resort. Not the boutique hotel. And that’s a big part of why Punta Cana has become so popular in recent years, and it remains a place where the smaller, intimate hotel is more of a theory than a reality. But there may still […]

Hyatt Is Selling Playa’s Real Estate for $2 Billion

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its recently acquired Playa Hotels & Resorts real estate portfolio for $2 billion to Tortuga Resorts, a joint venture between KSL Capital Partners and Rodina. The deal, announced this week, covers 15 all-inclusive resort assets spread across key Caribbean tourism markets—Mexico, the Dominican Republic, […]

Hyatt Just Took Over These Iconic All-Inclusive Resorts, From Jamaica to the Mexican Caribbean

Something big just happened in the world of Caribbean all-inclusive resorts. And while you weren’t watching, Hyatt cemented its place as arguably the world’s biggest all-inclusive powerhouse. Hyatt Hotels has officially completed its acquisition of Playa Hotels & Resorts, a move that brings 15 all-inclusive properties under the Hyatt umbrella — including several high-profile resorts […]

Another Hyatt Resort Project Is Coming to the Cayman Islands

Grand Cayman is already getting a new Grand Hyatt, one that could open as early as this fall. Now, it’s got another one coming in the pipeline, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. A major new resort development has been announced for Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman — and it’s already generating significant interest from […]

Aruba Now Has a New Adults-Only All-Inclusive Resort on One of the Island’s Best Beaches

Aruba has a major new all-inclusive resort: the highly-anticipated Secrets Bay Beach Aruba. It’s instantly the premier all-inclusive resort in Aruba, with the pedigree of the Secrets brand that has a huge footprint across much of the Caribbean and Mexico. The long-awaited resort is the third major new property to debut in Aruba in the […]

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