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By the Caribbean Journal staff
A leading Asian resort company is in the midst of a major expansion in Cuba.
Archipelago International, the largest independent hotel company in Southeast Asia, is adding two resorts in Cuba, the company said.
Archipelago has already signed a management contract for the rebranded Grand Aston Cayo Las Brujas Beach Resort in Cuba, following a signing ceremony in Havana.
The Grand Aston.
The Grand Aston Cayo Las Brujas Resort and Spa is set on Las Brujas among the cays of northern Cuba, adjacent to the popular Cayo Santa Maria.
The property has a total of 727 rooms and suites, along with five pools, a fitness center and a Balinese-style spa.
“Archipelago has been brought in to maximize the potential of this wonderful new resort and will apply its proven operational, technical and training capabilities,” said Gerard Byrne, Managing Director, Archipelago Overseas. “The resort will provide guests with a multitude of choices and experiences throughout their stay, and will imbue a sense of our Southeast Asian heritage.”
Archipelago has more than 145 hotels across Asia, India and now the Caribbean, under brands like Aston, Huxley, Alana and Neo, among others.
And the company has another property on the way in Cuba.
The company said it was planning another new resort in Cuba, with the Grand Aston Varadero already under construction and expected to open its doors in the country’s all-inclusive hub of Varadero in 2021.
“We are delighted to debut in Cuba,” said John Flood, President & CEO, Archipelago International. “Grand Aston Cayo Las Brujas Beach Resort & Spa is a truly remarkable resort. Cuban hospitality services, combined with international management expertise, will ensure a memorable all-inclusive experience for its guests.”
While Cuba’s tourism outlook has been clouded by recently tightened travel restrictions, the country has a burgeoning pipeline of hotels on the way from brands ranging from Banyan Tree to Kempinski’s new overwater resort to the continued growth of Spanish hotel giant Melia in the country.
For more, visit Archipelago.
— CJ
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Turks and Caicos’ Wymara Resort, the former Ganesvoort in Providenciales, has appointed a new general manager.
The property has tapped industry veteran Rolf Lippuner to the role, in which he will work to “realize the property’s full potential,” according to a statement.
“The opportunity to lead Wymara into the future was certainly aspirational following my corporate hotel career at Four Seasons. At Wymara, I have the unique opportunity to tap into my entrepreneurial roots and put my creativity to good use,” Lippuner said. “The decision was further cemented by a wonderful chemistry with the resort’s owners.”
The boutique property has 91 rooms, including 32 suites and four penthouses.
Lippuner will also oversee the property’s planned renovation, along with “retooling” the food and beverage program.
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One of the Caribbean’s leading sustainable hotels has officially relaunched in Dominica.
The Jungle Bay Eco Villas has been reborn in Soufriere in southern Dominica, an important step for Dominica’s resurgent tourism industry.
The popular hotel had been shuttered since Tropical Storm Erika in 2015, and has been totally transformed into a new five-star sustainable hotel.
Jungle Bay, now set in the Mourne Acouma village in Soufriere, has relaunched with 30 eco-luxe villas, with eventual plans to open a total of 85 rooms.
The remaining rooms are expected to be open by 2020, according to the property.
Each 800-square-foot villa includes a king bed, a chaise lounge, hand-painted bedding, a “jungle spa” bathroom with a rainshower head, luxury natural body products, large patios and lounges and dramatic views of Dominica’s immense natural beauty.
Amenities at the new hotel include a pair of yoga studios, 14 private spa suites, two yoga studios, a pool, two eateries, wedding and honeymoon facilities and a major focus on sustainability and local-impact tourism.
“We don’t want our people to be bored,” said Jungle Bay owner Sam Raphael. “We want them to get that local food. We want activities, things for them to do, specialty niche activities that they can enjoy.”
Indeed, the hotel has 60 permanent employees, with plans to ultimately create 160 permanent local jobs.
The hotel is the latest new project in Dominica, which has been seeing a full-fledged hotel boom driven by the country’s citizenship by investment program (another top hotel, the Kempinski Dominica, will open in October).
“[Jungle Bay] is a testament to the benefits which we have been deriving from this program,” Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said at the grand opening.
The reopening comes after a soft opening for Jungle Bay at the end of May.
For more, visit Jungle Bay.
— CJ
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