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A $175 Million Hyatt Ziva Project Is Underway in Barbados
Playa Sells Two Jamaica Resorts
In a move to “enhance” its liquidity, all-inclusive company Playa Hotels and Resorts has closed on the sale of two of its resorts in Jamaica. The company has sold the Jewel Dunn’s River Beach Resort and Spa in Ocho Rios …
Hyatt Launching New “Care and Cleanliness” Program
Another major global hotel brand has launched a new hygiene initiative — Hyatt. Accompanying similar announcements by Marriott and Hilton, Hyatt has revealed plans for a new “Global Care and Cleanliness Commitment” in light of the new realities of the hospitality …
Hyatt Adds a New Adults-Only Pool in Aruba
The Hyatt Regency Aruba has debuted a new adults-only pool. The new pool called “Trankilo” is set on a 43,000-square-foot beachfront space. The three-tiered pool, which was designed by Fort Lauderdale-based architecture firm EDSA, has limestone walls, “living bougainvillea structures” …
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Hyatt Is Opening a New Hotel in Panama
One of the Caribbean Basin’s most charming historic quarters will soon be home to a new Hyatt hotel. Hyatt has announced plans to open the new Hotel La Compañia in Panama City, Panama’s Casco Viejo historic district. The hotel will …
Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Real Estate Sales Top $100 Million
Sales of the Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Residences project are surging, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new project on Seven Mile Beach has sold more than 49 condominiums, bringing the sales total to more than $100 million, according to real …
The Dominican Republic Is Getting Its First Hyatt Place
The Hyatt Place brand is coming to the Dominican Republic’s capital of Santo Domingo, Caribbean Journal has learned. The first-ever Hyatt Place in the country will open in the third quarter of 2024, according to a statement from Hyatt Hotels …
Park Hyatt Is Making a Big Expansion into Mexico
The luxe Park Hyatt brand is making a big expansion into Mexico next year. Parent company Hyatt Hotels Corporation has confirmed a pair of new Park Hyatt hotels coming to Mexico in 2021. They will include the 163-room Park Hyatt …
Grand Hyatt Targeting 2022 Debut in Grand Cayman
The new Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman resort is targeting a debut in 2022, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new project on Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach will also include a significant residential component, which has already launched sales. The project …
In Punta Cana, a Pair of New Hyatt All-Inclusive Hotels
Hyatt’s newest all-inclusive hotels have held their grand openings in the heart of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Playa Hotels and Resorts has debuted the new Hyatt-branded Ziva and Zilara resorts in Punta Cana’s tony enclave of Cap Cana. …
Why Marriott Is Moving into All-Inclusive, and What’s Next
Marriott sent shock waves through the travel industry over the summer when the world’s biggest hotel company announced a full-fledged foray into the fast-expanding, increasingly competitive all-inclusive sector. It was not a surprise, then, that the company said its first …
Hyatt Regency Resort Opens in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has its first-ever Hyatt Regency Resort. Hyatt Hotels has completed its highly-anticipated transformation of the former Gran Melia resort in Puerto Rico, debuting the new Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico. The property, which underwent a multimillion-dollar overhaul, …
Hyatt Opens New Dominican Republic Resorts
Hyatt has officially opened a pair of new all-inclusive resorts in the Dominican Republic, in partnership with Playa Hotels and Resorts. The new Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana and Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana have opened in the tony Cap Cana enclave …
Travelers Are Flocking to the Cayman Islands
It’s been a banner year so far for tourism in the Cayman Islands, and the numbers continue to climb for what is one of the hottest destinations in the wider Caribbean. The tri-island destination has seen 386,290 stayover visitors through …
Park Hyatt St Kitts Names New General Manager
The Park Hyatt St Kitts has named a new general manager, the property told Caribbean Journal. The luxury resort, the first and only Park Hyatt in the Caribbean, has tapped Marc Schneider to the role. An “esteemed Hyatt veteran,” Schenider …
Hyatt Expands in Colombia
Hyatt has opened another new hotel in Colombia, this time with the debut of the Hyatt Place Bogota Convention Center. It’s the latest debut for the Hyatt Place brand in the wider Caribbean Basin region, following the recent debut of …
Playa Names GM for New Cap Cana Resorts
Playa Hotels and Resorts has appointed a general manager for its soon-to-debut resorts in the Dominican Republic’s Cap Cana. The all-inclusive company has tapped Pedro Tomas to the role, in which he will oversee both the Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt …
Hyatt Is Expanding in Costa Rica
Hyatt is opening another new hotel in Costa Rica, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Hyatt Place San Jose Cariari will be set in the heart of the most important economic hub in the country, about a mile from the …
Hyatt Opens New Hotel in Aruba
Hyatt has opened another new hotel in the Caribbean, with the debut of the new Hyatt Place in Aruba. The second Hyatt-branded hotel in Aruba, the Hyatt Place Aruba Airport is the fourth Hyatt Place hotel in the broader Caribbean …
