Vida Vacations luxury resorts announced the grand opening of their newest resort in Puerto Penasco, The Grand Mayan. The Grand Mayan Puerto Penasco offers an unparalleled level of luxury to travelers visiting Vidanta's Puerto Penasco resort, which also includes Mayan Palace.

Apple Leisure Group® subsidiary, AMResorts®, will increase its presence in Panama with the signing of a resort management agreement for Secrets® Playa Bonita Panama. The deal introduces AMResorts’ adults-only Secrets Resorts & Spas brand to the region, and marks the eighth deal announced by the company since the beginning of the year.

Occidental Hotels & Resorts has announced the company will participate in the TARewards travel agent rewards program.

Chile will be the first country in the southern cone in La Quinta's expansion strategy in Latin America, with a franchise agreement for an LQ Hotel by La Quinta with the Chilean company Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Profit Summit Limitada.

The Grand Lucayan on Grand Bahama Island plans to open Lighthouse Pointe, a resort-within-a-resort, late this year.

Spanish hotel chain, Melia Hotels International, plans to open three hotels in Dubai by 2018 and looks to enter Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman, according to a top company official. Melia Hotels already operates Melia Dubai and Melia Doha.