Popular regional Caribbean carrier Cape Air just broke a record for ridership.
Cape Air carried 35,000 passengers between December 2019 and January 2020, its highest monthly ridership to date since launching in the region 22 years ago.
That number represented a 51 percent year-over-year increase compared to the same period in 2018.
Hyannis, Mass.-based Cape Air flies to eight destinations in the Caribbean out of its hub in San Juan.
“We are very proud of our performance in the Caribbean and the role we play in the development of air traffic in the region,” said Linda Markham, President of Cape Air. “Our Operational Excellence initiative, which focuses on safety, reliability, and customer experience, has been embraced by all our employees, and that shows in these growing numbers.”
The company runs more than 80 daily flights from San Juan to destinations including St Thomas, St Croix, Tortola, Vieques, Mayaguez, Culebra, Virgin Gorda and Nevis.
The company has a fleet of 25 in the Caribbean for the season.
It will soon launch a new aircraft called the Tecnam P2012 Traveller, the industry’s first twin-engine “clean-sheet” design aircraft.
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The 174-room-and-suite hotel has a 24-hour fitness center, a semi-Olympic-size rooftop pool and a “Heavenly Spa by Westin,” among other amenities.
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Grupo Piñero, which owns the Bahia Principe all-inclusive chain, is planning a major renovation of its resort in Tulum, Mexico.
The company says it has allotted $40 million to upgrade its Bahia Principe Grand Tulum resort.
The remodel, part of a wider renovation push at the company’s “Living Resorts” division, will feature remodeled villas, upgraded premium superior rooms and suites and a revamped swimming pool.
Bahia Principe says the remodel of the Tulum property will focus on a concept called “Origin,” with a redesign centered around the “nature, roots and origins of the magic of the Mayan culture.”
It’s a major change for the massive, 973-room all-inclusive hotel, which has three pools, five restaurants, seven bars and a spa, among other amenities.
“Our strategic approach to renovating our hotels, residences and golf courses will help us surpass guest expectations in a hospitality landscape that is becoming increasingly competitive each year,” said Encarna Piñero, CEO of Grupo Piñero, in a statement. “In 2020, we will work toward elevating the consumer experience and to maintain our position as a leading all-inclusive brand in Mexico, the Caribbean and Spain.”
The upgrade plans also come as Bahia Principe recently partnered with the PGA of America to rebrand its golf offering at its Riviera Maya Golf Club, about 15 miles from Tulum.
According to Grupo Piñero, the changes will also cover Bahia Principe’s resorts in the Dominican Republic, which will also see “numerous enhancements.”
Indeed, in addition to the $40 million for the Tulum resort, Grupo Piñero says it will be spending another $20 million for hotel and residential upgrades in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, along with the aforementioned partnership with the PGA.
The Riviera Maya Golf Club, which was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr, is set on 90 hectares of land, with an 18-hole course and a nine-hole course — it’s less than a 10-minute drive from the resort.
The Riviera Maya Golf Club.
“This agreement supports our promise to create exciting experiences for our clients and also helps strengthen our commitment to the golf segment and the sport as a whole in the destinations in which we operate,” said Jaime Sitiar, managing director of Bahia Principe Residences and Golf. “As of December 2020, we will be extending this alliance with the PGA to our facilities in the Dominican Republic.”
Bahia Principe operates a total of 20 resorts across the Caribbean, with properties in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
Four of those are focused near Tulum in the Riviera Maya, with the Tulum property, along with the Bahia Principe Luxury Akumal, the adults-only Bahia Principe Luxury Sian Ka’an and the Bahia Principe Grand Coba.
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