InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the latest addition to the growing Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts portfolio with the signing of the Crowne Plaza Panama Airport hotel. The new-build, 126-room hotel is expected to open in February 2015 and will be the second Crowne Plaza hotel in Panama.

Riu Hotels and Resorts launched Riu Specialist, its first certification program for U.S. travel agents. "This online course is designed as a tool and resource for our agent partners to sell any Riu property in the Caribbean, Mexico, and North and Central America," said Sergi Ruiz Pique, Riu's vice president of business development and partner marketing, U.S.

A 115-room Holiday Inn Express hotel has opened in the Condado district of San Juan. It is the fourth InterContinental Hotels Group property in Puerto Rico. The others are the recently renovated InterContinental San Juan, the Holiday Inn Mayaguez & Tropical Casino and the Holiday Inn Ponce & Tropical Casino. The seven-story hotel offers complimentary Internet and an outdoor pool. Source: Travel Weekly

Sandals Resorts is now making it even easier for couples to make that romantic Caribbean proposal dream come true with the new ‘Soon to Moon’ engagement concierge service. The Soon to Moon service offers the assistance of a concierge, who will help couples bring their wildest proposal dreams to life.

Sandals Resorts is now making it even easier for couples to make that romantic Caribbean proposal dream come true with the new ‘Soon to Moon’ engagement concierge service. The Soon to Moon service offers the assistance of a concierge, who will help couples bring their wildest proposal dreams to life.

From the World Economic Forum Latin America in Panama, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has opened Aloft Guadalajara, expanding its footprint to nearly 80 hotels in Latin America, and plans to open 17 more, increasing its portfolio by 20 percent by 2016.