The Panama Jack lifestyle brand has announced that it is licensing Playa Hotels & Resorts, the owner of all-inclusive resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean, to develop and operate Panama Jack branded resorts.

Royal Hideaway Playacar, an adults-only resort located in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, is starting off the New Year fresh, having recently completed a resort-wide remodel.

Cape Verde has just welcomed its newest property, the Meliá Llana Beach Resort & Spa. The new property is an all-inclusive, adults-only experience on Algodoeiro Beach.

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants announced on January 5 its second property in the Caribbean with the new Kimpton Kawana Bay Grenada Resort, slated to open in early 2019.

The beachfront Wyndham Grand Nevis will be situated within Northern Pointe Resort, a new 30-acre luxury real estate development being built along Long Haul Bay in the Parish of Saint James.

Keeping up with every hotel opening can be a difficult chore. Luckily, Travel Agent did the hard work and rounded up five beach hotels to take note of when traveling in the coming year.