Smuggler's CoveBlue Diamond Hotels & Resorts has acquired Smuggler’s Cove Resort & Spa in St. Lucia.

The company, a division of Toronto-based Sunwing Travel Group, didn’t disclose how much it paid for the beachfront all-inclusive resort. Smuggler's Cove has 357 rooms and four restaurants.

Blue Diamond oversees resorts under the Memories, Royalton, Chic by Royalton and Grand Lido brands. It has no plans to rebrand the St. Lucia property.

Source: Travel Weekly
 

Travel Impressions and Karisma Hotels and Resorts have teamed up to offer a huge deal for brides and grooms looking to tie the knot in paradise at select Karisma properties.

Not only do travelers get a 30 percent discount on room rates for five or more rooms on stays of three nights or more, but groups of 10 or more get a free room for every 10 paid and $250 in resort credits per room per stay.

Plus, wedding groups get a 20 percent discount on the food and beverage portion of private events. Blackout dates for free rooms apply and vary at each resort.

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts has launched a new beach club concept, SeaSoul, ahead of the summer season. Set in a luxurious beachside setting, all the beach clubs offer an elegant place to relax and receive exclusive service.

Rancho de Caldera – a private resort/retreat in Caldera, Panama, that includes a home, nine villas, a restaurant, a yoga pavilion, greenhouses and a fruit orchard – will sell at absolute auction Saturday, Sept. 13.

Rancho de Caldera – a private resort/retreat in Caldera, Panama, that includes a home, nine villas, a restaurant, a yoga pavilion, greenhouses and a fruit orchard – will sell at absolute auction Saturday, Sept. 13, with Albert Burney Auctioneers marketing the estate and managing the sale.

The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism wants to change the zoning of more than 200 acres surrounding the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman the land from predominantly public open space to hotel/tourism. Such a move could open the path for expansion of the luxury hotel.

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