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Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Names New President

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How Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Found Inspiration on a Tiny Caribbean Island

“He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the Promised Land.” It’s one of Dr. Martin Luther King’s most iconic speeches: “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” his address to striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn. on April 3, 1968. And it was born on the tiny island […]

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Starwood Opens New W Punta de Mita in Mexico

W Hotels has continued its regional expansion with a new resort in Punta Mita. The new W Punta de Mita is the 48th W Hotel worldwide, and the fifth in the Latin America-Caribbean region. Its part of the multi-use oceanfront development called Los Veneros. “We are delighted to introduce our new W Escape to Mexico’s […]

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Starwood Adding Two Aloft Hotels in Mexico

By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood is adding two new Aloft-branded hotels in Mexico, the company announced. The hotel company is planing to open new Aloft hotels in the cities of both Veracruz and Queretaro. The hotels join the company’s existing Aloft hotels in the region in Bogota, San Jose, Panama City, Cancun and Guadalajara. […]

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Starwood Continuing Latin America-Caribbean Expansion

Starwood is planning another hotel in the region. The Westin Monterrey hotel in Mexico is slated to debut in 2019, part of a wider expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean for the company. The property is developed by Desarrollos Missouri, and will be managed by Starwood. Westin has existing hotels in Mexico in Mexico […]

Starwood Adding Two Aloft Hotels in Mexico

What the merger means By Jason Steele This week hotel giant Marriott announced plans to acquire Starwood hotels, which includes Westin, Sheraton and several other big name hotels. While it had been known that Starwood was entertaining offers, it came as a surprise to many who had heard rumors that other large hotel chains were […]

A $1.5 Billion Timeshare Deal

By the Caribbean Journal staff Interval Leisure Group has acquired Starwood Hotels and Resorts’ Vacation Ownership Business, the companies announced. The move came after approval by the boards of directors of both companies. Under the agreement, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ILG will acquire and then merge with and into Vistana Signature Experiences. The combination will […]

Marriott Paying $12.2 Billion to Acquire Starwood Hotels and Resorts

By the Caribbean Journal staff In a landmark deal, Marriott International has announced the acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. Marriott International paid $12.2 billion in stock and cash in the deal, which creates the world’s largest hotel company. The new company has hotels in 100 countries across 30 brands. “The transaction combines Starwood’s leading […]

Starwood Planning Another W Hotel in Mexico

By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood Hotels and Resorts has announced plans to open a new W Hotel in Mexico next year. The company will debut W Punta de Mita in the Los Veneros community on the Riviera Nayarit. The property, scheduled to open in 2016, will have 120 guest villas. The typical W mainstays […]

Starwood Has a New Brand Builder

Above: the St Regis Bahia Beach in Puerto Rico By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood has a new brand builder. Starwood Hotels and Resorts has appointed John Peyton to the position of senior vice president for brands and shared services, the company announced this week. Peyton had most recently served as head of the company’s […]

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Appoints New Regional Vice President

Above: the W Vieques By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood Hotels and Resorts has named a new vice president of operations for the Mexico, Central America and Caribbean region, the company announced this week. The new appointment is Jean-Marc Janod, who has been with the company for more than two decades. He was most recently […]

Starwood Planning to Open Sheraton Hotel in Cozumel

Above: Cozumel By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood Hotels and Resorts is expanding in Cozumel. The company announced this week that it had signed an agreement with Inmobiliaria Punta Tormentos to open a Sheraton hotel on the island off the Caribbean coast of Mexico. The property is slated to open in “early 2018,” according to […]

Starwood Planning to Open New W Hotel in Panama

Above: Panama City By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood is planning to debut a new W Hotel in the region, the company announced. The W Panama is slated to open in 2017 near the Zona Rosa neighbourhood of Panama City. “The hotel will be a perfect combination of sophistication, style and service based on the […]