Cayman Airways has added a new 34-seat turboprop plane to its fleet amid high hopes that it will help spark a tourism revival on Cayman Brac.
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Treasure Island to become Margaritaville Resort
The run-down Treasure Island hotel will be transformed into a Margaritaville resort following the purchase of the property by Miami-based Howard Hospitality Group. The sale went through on Friday after months of negotiations, real estate agent Kim Lund confirmed. Re/Max will start selling 110 condominium suites at the new hotel later this month.
New-look airport taking shape
Work on the long-awaited expansion of the Owen Roberts International Airport is beginning to take shape. The foundations are in place and the steel structure of the new baggage hold room is going up. Thats just phase one of a four-phase project that is expected to take three years to complete.
Value for Money
Buying a property in Cayman offers better value for money than in many other tropical paradise. And prospective purchasers are advised to buy now while places are still available and before prices go up.
Angels establish Breast Cancer Wellness Initiative
The Breast Cancer Foundation is delighted to announce a new wellness initiative. The catalyst for this initiative was a donation made to the Breast Cancer Foundation by a group called Aimees Angels who participated in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk in the Boston in July.
Tourist arrivals dip slightly
The number of visitor arrivals in Cayman for the month of May dipped slightly compared to last year, but the western Caribbean tourism hub managed to maintain an overall increase in visitors so far in 2015.
Kimpton hotel aims for November 2016 opening
Project managers at the Kimpton hotel on Seven Mile Beach say building work is on schedule and the hotel is poised to open on Nov. 1, 2016.
Marriott International buying Westin operator Starwood
U.S.-based hotelier Marriott International announced Monday that it has agreed to buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. for $12.2 billion in cash and stock. The acquisition will create the worlds largest hotel company, which will include three Cayman Islands hotels: the Marriott Grand Cayman Beach Resort, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman and the Westin Grand Cayman.
Grand opening for Brac resort
The newly named Cayman Brac Beach Resort opened Friday with a new bar and sprawling lagoon-style swimming pool at the oceans edge. The hotel and dive resort, described as the backbone of the islands tourism industry, was closed for four months while extensive renovations took place.
RE/MAX continues franchise expansion in the Caribbean
RE/MAX has been in the Caribbean for 20 years, when the launch of RE/MAX Cayman made the Caribbean the third international region in the RE/MAX system following Canada and Mexico.