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Jamaica’s 8 Million-Visitor Plan: A New Tourism Push Targeting Latin America, India, and the Middle East

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Jamaica is setting a big marker for where it wants tourism to go next. The island’s Government has unveiled a strategic roadmap for the 2026/2027 fiscal year designed to significantly diversify the island’s tourism source markets and position Jamaica to reach 8 million annual visitors and $10 billion in tourism earnings by 2030. It’s an […]

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Playa Completes $34.5 Million Sale of Dreams Puerto Aventuras

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Playa Hotels and Resorts has completed its sale of the Dreams Puerto Aventuras resort in the Mexican Caribbean, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The company sold the resort back in November for a total consideration of $34.5 million in cash.  It was one of three resort sales by Playa during the pandemic, including the sale […]

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Playa’s Fernando Mulet on the Future of All-Inclusive Hotels

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Sine the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic halted Caribbean travel in March, new hotel regulations have been put in place that fans of all-inclusive resorts might have to take some time adjust to. But aside from adapting to a new norm, Fernando Mulet, executive vice president and chief development officer at Playa […]

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Playa Is Reopening Its Punta Cana Resorts

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Playa Hotels and Resorts is reopening its all-inclusive properties in the Cap Cana enclave of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.  The Sanctuary Cap Cana resort, which is managed by Playa, is reopening on July 15, according to the company.  The company’s newest resorts, Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana and Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana, are both […]


Playa’s Fernando Mulet on the Future of All-Inclusive Hotels

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 and the Jewel Runaway Bay Beach Resort and Waterpark in St Ann.  Total consideration was […]

Playa Completes Acquisition of Five Resorts in Jamaica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fast-expanding all-inclusive company Playa Hotels and Resorts has completed its acquisition of five all-inclusive properties in Jamaica. The deal with Sagicor Group Limited also includes two adjacent oceanfront land sites on the north coast of Jamaica. The portfolio includes four existing resorts including the 495-room Hilton Rose Hall, the 268-room […]

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. It’s a big expansion for Playa, which first launched Hyatt’s all-inclusive platform back in 2014 […]

Playa Acquires Five Hotel Properties in Jamaica

By the Caribbean Journal staff In the biggest hotel transaction in the Caribbean so far in 2018, Playa Hotels and Resorts has acquired a substantial portfolio of resorts in Jamaica. The company has acquired the Hilton Rose Hall, the Jewel Runaway Bay, the Jewel Dunn’s River, the Jewel Paradise Cove and an 88-room hotel tower […]

VIDEO: Why You Need to Visit Montego Bay, Jamaica Right Now

By Alexander Britell We drive down the path of an old coastal highway, a now-bumpy dirt road that was here during the jet set days, when Montego Bay was the among the Caribbean’s first big travel hotspots. After a short drive navigating through brush, we find it: a totally deserted stretch of pure white sand […]

Hilton Debuts New Hotel Brand in Jamaica

Above: the new Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort by Curio By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean has a new hotel brand: Curio — A Collection by Hilton. And on Monday, the all-inclusive Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort became the first Curio hotel in the Caribbean: Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort by Curio. Curio “caters to passionate travelers […]

Hilton Debuts Second Curio All-Inclusive Hotel in Jamaica

Another new hotel for brand By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton Worldwide has debuted its second Curio hotel in Jamaica. The Jewel Dunn’s River Beach Resort and Spa has joined Curio — A Collection by Hilton. The property, located in Ocho Rios on Jamaica’s North Coast, is an adults-only, all-inclusive. “The Northern coast of Jamaica is […]

Jamaica: Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort Opens at Former Hedonism III

Above: Jamaican Tourism Minister Wykeham McNeill By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort and Spa officially opened in St Ann, Jamaica on Saturday. The resort, which was formerly the Hedonism III property, was acquired by Sagicor Jamaica Group in May and then underwent a $5 million renovation. It is the third […]

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