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.

Baha Mar said that next month it will start letting the general public book reservations at the five-hotel resort for stays starting in “late spring 2015,” according to Robert Sands, Baha Mar’s senior vice present of administration and external affairs.

The Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort in Tobago is offering Travel Agent Sampler rates starting at $100 per night (single/double occupancy) for the resort’s breakfast plan and $125 per person, per night, for the all-inclusive Grand Experience option.

Meliá Hotels International today announced results for the first half of 2014 in which the hotel industry showed signs of greater strength, mainly thanks to sustained economic growth in numerous markets

Malliouhana, an Auberge Resort, will reopen on Anguilla on Nov. 1, following a three-year closure and extensive renovations. Reservations are now being taken, with rates starting at $525 per room, per night, double.

The 44-room resort sits on a 25-acre site, overlooking Meads Bay and Turtle Cove with views of the Caribbean Sea. The property was purchased in February 2013 by Chicago-based AJ Capital Partners, which retained Auberge Resorts as a management company.

JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts have unveiled Spa by JW. Created to demystify and re-imagine the spa experience, this new concept offers guests an intuitive experience that is luxurious yet purposeful with treatments and products designed to address four core benefit states.