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“We do not rule out having city hotels in the DR as well.”  They plan to open the Grand Fiesta Americana Punta Cana in 2024   Enrique Calderón, COO of Grupo Posadas, confirmed to arecoa.com that they are moving forward to have ten hotel establishments in the Dominican Republic. “If we would like to reach the goal, we want to have ten properties in the country because we have brands that make growth very possible, both in cities and resorts. We would love to have ten resorts, but we do not rule out having city hotels as well,” he added. The executive of the Mexican tourism group stated that in this sense, they are contemplating having a hotel in Santo Domingo. “We are open and exploring and see how everything […]

Santo Domingo.- The vice president of Hotel Operations of the Mexican Grupo Posadas, Enrique Calderón, highlighted that the Dominican Republic “is the place with the most potential in the Caribbean for tourism growth.” “We had been observing the market for several years and we noticed that before the pandemic it was the country with the highest growth rate in tourism, an average of 17% in the last 15 years,” said Calderón, who is visiting the country for the inauguration of the first hotel of the Posadas Group in the country: Live Aqua Beach Resort Punta Cana. The adults-only property, built at a cost of US$120 million, is part of its expansion plan. Quoted by Diario Libre Calderón stressed that the country has “a lot to grow” and that the group […]

Marriott is opening its newest Aloft-branded hotel in Ponce, Puerto Rico in March, Caribbean Journal has learned.

The Sunwing Travel Group properties in the Caribbean and Latin America will become Autograph Collection resorts as Marriott builds its all-inclusive portfolio.