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Puerto Rico Air Traffic Is Declining, Even as Much of the Caribbean Keeps Growing

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Passenger traffic at San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport fell again in August, deepening a year-long decline at the Caribbean’s busiest airport. Puerto Rico’s air traffic slowdown is getting harder to ignore. San Juan passenger traffic fell 5.1 percent in August, according to newly released airport data, extending a decline that has now persisted through the first […]

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Hyatt Is Expanding Its Caribbean All-Inclusive Portfolio — Here’s What Travel Advisors Need to Know

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Zoëtry Agua Punta Cana and Dreams Cap Cana Resort & Spa are among the Hyatt Inclusive Collection’s most underrated hotels in the Caribbean and advisors should take advantage of both resorts’ lack of mainstream popularity, said Luis Nunez, vice president of global sales for the Hyatt Inclusive Collection.  Find out what other potential money-making advice […]

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Hyatt Names New Commercial Chief as Its All-Inclusive Portfolio Keeps Growing

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Hyatt Hotels Corporation has named Eduardo Schutte senior vice president of commercial for the Hyatt Inclusive Collection, placing him in charge of sales, revenue management, marketing, distribution, brand strategy and other commercial functions across the company’s all-inclusive portfolio. The appointment takes effect July 27. Schutte will report to Javier Águila, president of the Hyatt Inclusive […]

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The Best Room at Park Hyatt St. Kitts Is a Two-Story Villa With a Rooftop Infinity Pool

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A look inside the resort’s two-story villa, where the entire upper floor is a private rooftop with an infinity pool, dining pergolas and sunbeds — and the deck nearly outsizes the rooms below. Most hotel rooms give you a balcony. The One Bedroom Bi-Level Villa with Rooftop Pool at Park Hyatt St. Kitts gives you […]


Hyatt Names New Commercial Chief as Its All-Inclusive Portfolio Keeps Growing

There’s new leadership at one of The Bahamas’ biggest resorts. Grand Hyatt Baha Mar on Cable Beach has appointed longtime Hyatt executive Steven J. Smith as Managing Director, the property announced this week. Smith brings more than 40 years of experience with Hyatt to the role, including leadership positions at some of the brand’s largest urban and resort […]

Hotel Tracker: You Can Stay at the Hyatt Regency Cartagena for $140 Right Now

Cartagena hotel rates usually start climbing fast once summer travel picks up. That’s particularly true in Bocagrande, where beachfront towers and international hotel brands regularly push nightly rates well above the $200 mark. Right now, though, there’s a rare window at the Hyatt Regency Cartagena. We found rates starting at $140 per night for stays from May 28-31, according to […]

Hyatt Names New Head of the Americas

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is making a major leadership change in the Americas region, naming longtime executive Adam Rohman as the company’s new Head of Americas, effective July 1, 2026. Rohman will succeed Pete Sears, who is retiring after a nearly 40-year career with Hyatt, the company announced this week. The move puts Rohman in charge of Hyatt’s operations across […]

Hyatt’s All-Inclusive Playbook: An Interview with Nicolas Valle on Caribbean Expansion and What’s Next

Hyatt didn’t arrive early to all-inclusive. It arrived decisively. What began with a strategic investment more than a decade ago accelerated into a defining move with the acquisition of Apple Leisure Group, a deal that instantly gave Hyatt depth, distribution, and a portfolio of established brands across the Caribbean and Latin America. In the years since, […]

Hyatt Is Planning a New All-Inclusive in the Dominican Republic With 650 Rooms, 5 Pools, and a Waterpark

Hyatt is planning another major all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic, continuing the company’s rapid expansion across one of the Caribbean’s most important tourism destinations. Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced that a Hyatt affiliate has signed a management agreement with Codelpa, the owner of Secrets Tides Punta Cana, to develop a new Hyatt Ziva Punta […]

Hyatt Taps Former Meliá Exec to Lead All-Inclusive Expansion Push 

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has appointed former Meliá executive Maria Zarraluqui to lead its all-inclusive expansion push, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. as senior vice president, Global Hyatt Inclusive Collection Growth and Owner Relations, a newly created role aimed at accelerating expansion across the company’s all-inclusive portfolio. The appointment is effective March 1, 2026. Zarraluqui will […]

World of Hyatt Adds New Redemption Levels, Introduces Points Sharing, and Expands Elite Perks

Right now, Hyatt hotels fall into 8 categories, and each category has 3 redemption levels: off-peak, standard and peak. Beginning in May, Hyatt will expand that structure to five levels within each category: Lowest; Low; Moderate; Upper and Top. Hyatt says this allows for more precise seasonal pricing without shifting entire hotels up or down […]

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. […]