RIU Hotels & Resorts touches down in the city of New York. The chain has just entered into a contract to purchase a plot in the heart of Manhattan, just a stone’s throw away from Times Square. The Riu Plaza New York Times Square will be situated where 8th Avenue meets 46th Street, surrounded by the most famous theatres on Broadway and next to Restaurant Row.

Sandals Resorts announced the launch of the 2012 Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts “MORE Quality Inclusions” program featuring conferences and product unveilings on the company’s Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts and Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts properties.

IHG announced its further support of global efforts to boost tourism among world leaders’ priorities focused on growth and employment through the participation of Kirk Kinsell, president, the Americas, IHG in a trade mission with the British Prime Minister to Mexico.