CND has learned that RIU Hotels & Resorts has reached an agreement with the owner of the Riu Playa Turquesa –the Grupo de Turismo Gaviota- to put an end to the management contract of that resort located in the province of Holguin in eastern Cuba. The contract will expire on November 30.

A long-dormant Caribbean island is getting a major development boost. USVI Governor John de Jongh has approved a lease agreement for the Water Island Development Company for the redevelopment of the former Water Island Hotel property as a boutique resort.

InterContinental Hotels Group announces the signing of a new-build, 199-room Crowne Plaza® hotel in Medellin, Colombia. The Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts brand is one of the fastest growing hotel brands in the world, with nearly 400 hotels open across more than 60 countries.

Meetings and convention planners considering an event at the $3.5 billion Baha Mar complex, officially opening next spring on Cable Beach in Nassau, not only will have one of the largest convention facilities in the Caribbean at their disposal but also one of the most art-filled.

It's not yet one of the bigger, better-known brands in the tightly competitive all-inclusive community in the Caribbean and Mexico, but Alsol Hotels & Resorts is fast establishing a name for itself, especially in Cap Cana, the multiuse luxury resort and real estate community located adjacent to Punta Cana on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic.

The TPC at Baha Mar, designed by Jack Nicklaus, will be the first TPC golf course in the Caribbean. TPC is a chain of courses operated by the Professional Golf Association Tour.