Hilton, Radisson, ALG gain ground in Latin America, Caribbean

Global brands are expanding their footprints in the Latin American and Caribbean resort markets.

Hilton in Mexico

Hilton has opened the Hilton Vallarta Riviera All-Inclusive Resort on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Managed by Hilton, the hotel was development by Parks Hospitality and is owned by Fibra UNO. 
 
The 444-room hotel has nearly 26,000 square feet of event space (16,200 indoor, 9,800 square feet outdoor) and 14 restaurants and bars. The resort’s meeting and event spaces can accommodate up to 1,100 guests. The resort is 9 miles from Puerto Vallarta International Airport and less than 3 miles from the Historical Downtown district. 
 

Hilton has a portfolio of more than 170 hotels and resorts in the Caribbean and Latin America, including more than 70 properties in Mexico. The company  has a pipeline of approximately 110 hotels throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, including more than 30 projects across Mexico. Later this year, the Hilton Cancun (Mexico), an All-Inclusive Resort is also slated to join the all-inclusive portfolio. 

Radisson in Ecuador

Radisson Hotel Group Americas has signed a deal to open the Radisson Blu Hotel & Residences, Punta Blanca in Ecuador, a new-build hotel 1 mile from the Pacific Ocean. Guestrooms will be available in five different layouts for up to eight people. The hotel will open with 50 residences, with the remaining 150 units opening within the following 24 months. Construction has begun and the hotel is set to open in the fall of 2022.

The property will have an onsite restaurant and a rooftop bar. The hotel also will have an outdoor pool with aquatic playgrounds for kids, a spa, a beach club with a snack bar, a soccer field and volleyball courts. Additional amenities will include a fitness center, a business center and meeting space.

Radisson Blu Hotel & Residences, Punta Blanca is a less than two-hour drive from Guayaquil’s José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport. Punta Blanca is a beach enclave located on the Santa Elena Peninsula on Ecuador’s southwestern coast. 

ALG in Mexico and Saint Lucia

Just before the company announced its acquisition by Hyatt, Apple Leisure Group signed two new resort brand management deals: Zoëtry Casa Del Mar Los Cabos in Mexico and Zoëtry Marigot Bay St. Lucia on the island of Saint Lucia. The two properties are conversions from independent resorts and will expand the Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts portfolio to seven branded properties, establishing its footprint in two additional destinations upon opening.
 
Previously a part of the Zoëtry collection of resorts until 2015, the Zoëtry Casa Del Mar Los Cabos is back after operating as an independent hotel. Opening in November, the resort will have 60 rooms and suites overlooking the Sea of Cortez. Public spaces will include two restaurants, two bars, four pools and a spa. The hacienda-style resort’s design emphasizes history with arches, cobbled courtyards, tiled fountains, tropical gardens and authentic Mexican architecture.
 
Formerly the Marigot Bay Resort and Marina, the Zoëtry Marigot Bay St. Lucia is the first AMResorts-branded property to open on the Caribbean island and will have 124 rooms and suites. Public spaces include a spa, four restaurants, four bars, and two infinity pools with spectacular views of Marigot Bay. The resort opening date is yet to be announced.