Argentine entrepreneur Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster, president and CEO of Basic Energy Ltd., and Haiti-based WIN Group, announced an agreement to build a 240-room hotel adjacent to Port-Au-Prince’s Toussaint L’Ouverture International Airport. The $33 million project, to be Haiti’s fist airport hotel, will break ground in late 2010 with an 18-month construction timetable, according to the groups.
The Sands at Grace Bay in the Turks & Caicos is offering a 25 percent discount off published rates in celebration of the seventh annual Turks & Caicos Conch Festival, scheduled for Nov. 26 to 28, 2010. The festival will take place in Blue Hills, Providenciales, and feature family-friendly events including tasting tents where local restaurants will compete for the best conch dishes, a Parade of Queens, live music, children’s games, conch-inspired contests and entertainment.
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. introduced Ritz-Carlton Rewards, a guest loyalty program providing travelers with opportunities to redeem points for travel experiences provided through a variety of partners.
Ascend Collection from Choice Hotels International, Inc. builds its Caribbean presence with the announcement of a new member hotel on the exclusive island of Anguilla. The Royale Caribbean Resort & Spa, currently under construction, is a high-end boutique hotel in Little Harbor on the island’s southern coast, slated to open in January 2011 as a member of Ascend Collection, the upscale network of historic, boutique and unique hotels from Choice Hotels International in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.
Sol Melia announced plans to operate its first hotel in the U.S. with the Melia Atlanta, a 502-room hotel formerly operated by Marriott as the Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown. Marking the beginning of its strategy to develop additional properties in the continental U.S., the Spanish brand plants its flag on the Atlanta market taking over the hotel operations on Oct. 15, 2010.
Fairmont Golf has unveiled a host of fall golf vacation packages, combining luxury, value and one-of-a-kind golf experiences in some of the world’s most celebrated destinations.