IHG opens 1st Holiday Inn Express in Puerto Rico
April 3, 2014
InterContinental Hotels Group announced Wednesday the opening of the first Holiday Inn Express hotel in the Condado area of San Juan.
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InterContinental San Juan wraps up $22.2M renovation
March 21, 2014
InterContinental Hotels Group announced Thursday the completion of a $22.2 million renovation of the iconic, Morris Lapidus-designed InterContinental San Juan, one of the Caribbean’s most recognized properties.
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Paulson & Co. buys Condado Vanderbilt, La Concha duo
March 11, 2014
Paulson & Co. Inc., a New York-based investment firm, announced Monday it has acquired a majority interest in the Condado Vanderbilt and La Concha Renaissance Hotel and Tower, and the accompanying Condado Vanderbilt condominium towers in San Juan, for $260 million, including costs to complete construction of the Vanderbilt.
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Hyatt Place Manatí opens to pursue medical tourism
March 5, 2014
The $38 million Hyatt Place & Casino Atlántico opened its doors Tuesday in the northern town of Manatí, looking to establish itself as the place to stay for medical tourists and executives of nearby pharmaceutical and manufacturing plants, hotel executives said.
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Royal Isabela on TripAdvisor’s ‘Top Luxury Hotels’ list
January 31, 2014
Royal Isabela has been named fourth best among the “Top 25 Luxury Hotels in the Caribbean” for 2014 by TripAdvisor, becoming the only Puerto Rico property included in the category.
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Verdanza Hotel management betting on good 5th year
December 31, 2013
The Verdanza Hotel, an independent full-service hotel, is entering its fifth year of operations with optimism and betting on a good peak tourism season that will fuel its projects in 2014, and beyond.
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Developer: Cayo Largo hotel in Fajardo to open in ’17
December 31, 2013
Nearly two decades after it was first unveiled with massive enthusiasm — only to be held up by a protracted legal battle that basically left it in shambles — the Cayo Largo hotel development project is finally expected to move forward in Fajardo starting next year, for an opening in 2017, this media outlet learned.
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Turtle Bay Inn joins Tourism Co.’s ‘paradores’ program
December 27, 2013
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co.’s “paradores” program recently added its 18th member, with the inclusion of the eco-friendly Turtle Bay Inn in the La Parguera sector in Lajas, the agency’s Executive Director Ingrid Rivera-Rocafort recently announced.
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Hyatt Place Bayamón pursues medical, sports tourism
December 5, 2013
With 5,000 hotel room nights already booked during a pre-opening sale launched three months ago, the $49.5 million Hyatt Place & El Tropical Casino opened for business Wednesday in Bayamón, bringing the global brand back to Puerto Rico after a 10-year hiatus.
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Radisson Ambassador spends $1.5M to remodel suites
November 12, 2013
The Radisson Ambassador Plaza Hotel & Casino announced Monday the start of the first phase of an ambitious remodeling project to spruce up the Condado-area hotel, with an opening investment of $1.5 million to give its suites a facelift by December.
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7th LongHorn Steakhouse to open at Hyatt Place Manatí
October 31, 2013
Executives from the LongHorn Steakhouse chain announced Wednesday plans to open its seventh restaurant in Puerto Rico, at the Hyatt Place Manatí & Casino Atlántico, currently in its final stage of construction.
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Royal Isabela wins ’13 World Travel Award
October 10, 2013
Royal Isabela — the world-class golf and private membership club on the cliffs of northwest Puerto Rico — was named “Puerto Rico’s Leading Golf Resort” at the World Travel Awards Caribbean and North American Gala.
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Paulson buys majority stake in St. Regis Bahía Beach
September 24, 2013
Paulson & Co. Inc., a New York-based investment firm, announced Monday that on behalf of its Recovery Funds it has acquired a majority interest in The St. Regis Bahía Beach Resort, Puerto Rico and the Bahía Beach Resort & Golf Club.
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Normandie hotel sold to Texas co., could reopen by ’15
September 9, 2013
The purchase of the long-shuttered Normandie Hotel by the Texas-based Interra Capital Group represents the company's first hotel property acquisition, said an executive close to the transaction.
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Dorado Beach takes ‘Best Achievement in Design’ award
August 16, 2013
International luxury travel network Virtuoso announced the winners of the 2013 “Best of the Best” hotel awards at its 25th annual Virtuoso Travel Week conference held in Las Vegas this week.
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