The brand will replace the JW Marriott brand at a planned project in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The condominium-hotel development is the brainchild of Venezuela-based Desarrollos Hotelco, which recently opened the Ritz-Carlton Aruba last year.

The Guayaquil Marriott will be the company’s third property in Ecuador and is being developed by Hotecapsa, overseen by Mr. Angel P. Sanchez. Mr. Sanchez is a major local developer in Guayaquil.

The craving for Japanese food is now a dream come true at the Meliá Varadero Hotel. The five-star resort –a classic lodging in Cuba’s most famous beach- has just opened Sakura, a restaurant decked out with ambience, scents and tastes hailing from the Asian nation.