Golden Tulip is reopening the newly refurbished Golden Tulip & Tulip Inn Zoetermeer Center. The hotel joined Golden Tulip as the Golden Tulip Zoetermeer Centre in December 2005. The lodging’s former apartment complex has been renovated into a deluxe four-star hotel flagging the Golden Tulip brand.

IHG has announced the groundbreaking of the Holiday Inn Panama Canal, in the Republic of Panama. The 115 room hotel will be located next to the Panama Canal in the City of Knowledge, a renowned international complex for education and research.

Spain’s Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts will enter the Aruba market with the purchase and renovation of the former Bushiri Beach Hotel, which has been closed for some time.

SuperClubs’ 266-room Breezes Runaway Bay reopened January 20 on Jamaica’s north shore following a six-month closure for a $20 million facelift and expansion.

Virtuoso added the 74-suite Royal Plantation Ocho Rios in Jamaica to its preferred list. The resort also is a member of the Leading Small Hotels of the World.

Exclusive Resorts is opening the industry’s first members-only resort, complete with 21, 4,000-square-foot luxury residences and a 20,000-square-foot member club house.