08 Sep 2010
Early 2011 launch for The Palmyra spa
A 30,000sq ft (2,787sq m) luxury ESPA spa is to open at The Palmyra resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in early 2011. more

24 Aug 2010
Voya chosen for Necker Belle
The privately-owned collection of luxury retreats, Virgin Limited Edition, has appointed Voya as its only onboard beauty product line for Necker Belle, its luxury 105ft (32m) catamaran. more

20 Aug 2010
Spatality unveils new Latin American spa
A 2,073sq ft (192sq m) spa has opened at the Porta Hotel in Antigua, Guatemala. more

18 Aug 2010
Rainforest Spa for Jalousie Plantation
A Rainforest Spa is to open at the Jalousie Plantation Sugar Beach on the Caribbean island of St Lucia in October 2010. more

13 Aug 2010
Fifth Buddha Spa facility for Brazil
A fifth Buddha Spa branded facility has opened in São Paulo, Brazil. more

04 Aug 2010
Marriott first for Colombia
Marriott International has opened the first JW Marriott luxury hotel in Bogota, Colombia. more

08 Jul 2010
New spa director at Rosewood Mayakobá
Sara Jones has become the new spa director of Sense, A Rosewood Spa at the Rosewood Mayakobá on the Riviera Maya in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. more

06 Jul 2010
Accor to double number of hotels in Latin America
Accor shareholders have approved the separation of Accor Hospitality and Accor Services, whose names have changed to Accor and Edenred respectively. Accor keeps the control of Hospitality Business including hotels Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis and Formule 1. more

01 Jul 2010
Starwood opens in Peru's Sacred Valley
In a franchise agreement with Libertador Hotels Resorts & Spas, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has opened Tambo del Inka, a Luxury Collection resort in Peru's Sacred Valley of the Incas near the town of Urubamba. more

24 Jun 2010
Certification for Tabacón Grand Thermal
The Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort in Arenal, Costa Rica, has achieved the Luxury Eco Certification Standard (LECS), becoming the first hotel in the country and the second in the world to pass all the requirements required for certification to be awarded. more

15 Jun 2010
Nicaraguan alliance for Grupo Mariana and Wyndham
The Grupo Mariana Family of Resorts and Wyndham Worldwide Hotels & Resorts have gone into partnership to create the US$30m (£20.3m, €24.4m), 330-room Wyndham Mariana Resort & Casino in Nicaragua. more

14 Jun 2010
Julia Leone joins Jalousie
Julia Leone has joined The Jalousie Plantation Sugar Beach on the eastern Caribbean island of St Lucia as the new director of health and wellness. more

13 May 2010
First Hyatt-branded hotel for Panama
Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Immobiliare Real Estate Development, a Panamanian real estate company, are to develop the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Panama and the first Hyatt Place hotel in Latin America. more

11 May 2010
Crowne Plaza debuts in El Salvador
The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is to open its first Crowne Plaza Hotel in El Salvador. more

10 May 2010
Treatments introduced at Sandy Lane
Two rejuvenating spa packages have been introduced to The Spa at Sandy Lane in Barbados. more

04 May 2010
Two new Paradisus resorts for Mexico
After nine years of management, Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts has sold its shares in the Paradisus Riviera Cancun Hotel in Mexico to majority shareholder, Martinon. more

04 May 2010
Two new Paradisus resorts for Mexico
After nine years of management, Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts has sold its shares in the Paradisus Riviera Cancun Hotel in Mexico to majority shareholder, Martinon. more

27 Apr 2010
Radisson to open on Martinique
Carlson Hotels is to open the Radisson Hotel and Spa Martinique, a 175-room beachfront hotel located in Schoelcher on the eastern side of the island. more

19 Apr 2010
Coral Reef Club specials
A Body, Mind and Spa package has been launched at the Coral Reef Club Spa in Barbados. more

14 Apr 2010
Zen Spa Retreat for Sheraton Puerto Rico
A Zen Spa Retreat has opened at the new Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel and Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico. more

05 Apr 2010
Bahamian mega resort signs investor and construction deals
Baha Mar Resorts has signed investor and construction agreements for the development of a multi-million dollar resort on Cable Beach, Nassau in The Bahamas. more

31 Mar 2010
Sustainable Mexican resort and spa opens
The Imanta Punta de Mita resort hotel and spa has opened on Mexico's Riviera Nayarit near Puerto Vallarta on the country's Pacific coast. more

25 Mar 2010
Buccament Bay to open in July 2010
Harlequin Hotels and Resorts is to launch the Buccament Bay Beach Resort in July 2010 on the south-west coast of the Caribbean island of St Vincent. more

18 Mar 2010
Watchout teams up with Brazilian museum
Watchout has been used in conjunction with Pickup at the Telecommunications Museum at the Oi Futuro Cultural Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to help the venue meet its aim of communicating with its visitors in an innovative way. more

08 Mar 2010
New spa director at Spa Marquis
Margarita Valderrama has joined the Spa Marquis in Los Cabos, Mexico, in the position of spa director. more

08 Mar 2010
Cycle around Cuba for children
Anyone who visits Cuba - one of the few remaining communist states - is touched by the friendliness of the natives and the pride they feel for their country. more

25 Feb 2010
South American expansion for Holiday Inn
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened four new Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express properties throughout Central and South America and signed a second Holiday Inn in Buenos Aires, Argentina. more

23 Feb 2010
Expansion plans revealed by Six Senses
Six Senses Resorts and Spas are to develop two resorts and a large spa in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Both opening in late 2012, one of the resorts will be branded as a Six Senses Hideaway while the other will be a Six Senses Latitude. more

10 Feb 2010
Buccament Bay on schedule for July launch
Harlequin Hotels and Resorts is to launch the Buccament Bay Beach Resort in July 2010 on the south-west coast of the Caribbean island of St Vincent. more

08 Feb 2010
December 2010 debut confirmed for Goldeneye
The Island Outpost Group, owned by music mogul Chris Blackwell, is to open a spa at James Bond author Ian Fleming's former residence, Goldeneye, in the village of Oracabessa, Jamaica. more

27 Jan 2010
New manager for Tamarind Cove Hotel
The Elegant Hotels Group has appointed Andy Howard as general manager of Tamarind Cove Hotel, a luxury 110 room property in Barbados. more

14 Jan 2010
Starwood signs three luxury hotels in Peru
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, in a franchise agreement with Libertador Hotels, Resorts & Spas, has opened Hotel Paracas, the first of three Luxury Collection hotels opening in Peru over the next two years. more