Choice Hotels International, Inc., one of the world's leading hotel companies, continues to island-hop in the turquoise blue of the tropics. Today, Choice's Ascend Hotel Collection announced further Caribbean expansion with the addition of the distinctive 78-room Alegria on the southern coast of St. Maarten.

It’s one of the Caribbean’s great under-the-radar islands, and now Barbuda has a brand-new hotel. The Barbuda Belle luxury beach hotel has officially debuted on the island, a collection of six beachfront bungalows, each with its own private balcony.

The Four Points by Sheraton Kaluga has opened its doors in one of Russia’s main industrial hubs. The hotel marks the entry of the Four Points brand to the Russian market.

Marriott International has revealed plans to open the first Courtyard by Marriott brand hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. The project is being developed by Caribe Hospitality Jamaica. The property has a practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.

InterContinental Hotels Group is opening the Holiday Inn Cúcuta hotel. The new build, 98-room hotel is IHG’s first property in the city of Cúcuta and the fourth Holiday Inn hotel in Colombia. The Holiday Inn brand opened the doors of its first hotel in 1952.

BlueBay Group has opened its hotel BlueBay City Panama, the first one in the country, thus expanding its presence in the world. The hotel is a perfect place for business travelers and for those who want to discover the most cosmopolitan side of Panama.