Topic: hotels
Cayman’s tallest building offers alternative model for George Town development
The 11-storey ONE | GT hotel breaks with the traditional Seven Mile corridor hotel development model and is a rare success in ongoing efforts to revitalise the city centre.
Inside look at ONE | GT: The new hotel in central George Town
An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at how ONE | GT, the Cayman Islands' newest hotel, is coming together ahead of its winter opening.
ONE | GT’s new general manager promises luxury with a Caribbean touch
Grand Cayman's newest hotel, ONE | GT, has appointed experienced hotelier Andrew Barlow as general manager.
Dart given prestigious international hospitality award
Dart has been awarded a major accolade for its hotel portfolio, being named 'Ownership Group of the Year' at a ceremony in Monaco.
No room at the inn as Cayman’s hotels full to capacity for Christmas and...
Grand Cayman’s hotels were celebrating a bumper Christmas this year with many reporting full occupancy over the festive period.
Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman opens its doors
Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman celebrated its grand opening in the Seven Mile Beach area on Thursday with an official ribbon cutting.
Hotels to close but continue paying staff
Cayman’s major hotels are shutting their doors, mirroring the three-week closure of the airport to passenger travel.
Premier: Tourism industry has collapsed
Cayman’s closure of its borders has sent the tourism industry into “free fall,” according to Premier Alden McLaughlin, who said at a press conference Monday that it is now up to the financial services industry to see the country through the upcoming months.
Virus fears starting to impact tourism
Several Cayman Islands hotels are seeing cancellations amid fears that anxiety over the coronavirus is having a chilling effect on global travel.
South Sound’s Riviera hotel closes without warning
The Riviera hotelon South Church Street in George Town closed suddenly last week, with a bank giving employees two days’ notice before shuttering the hotel and bar and forcing out the dive shop by the end of the week, according to the owner of the dive shop and others familiar with the hotel.
Court denies permission for large apartment building on Seven Mile Beach
In a rare court ruling concerning a planning dispute over a proposed apartment development along Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach, a Grand Court judge has questioned planning regulations that, heretofore, have allowed for the development of structures higher than seven stories in hotel/tourism zones.
Ritz-Carlton going up for sale
The owners of The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman want to sell, and the hotel is likely to go to market in April.
Dart plans children’s resort in new SMB tourism district
A children’s resort is being planned as part of a new tourism district surrounding Dart’s new hotels on Seven Mile Beach.
Hotel rates rise while occupancy drops
Average daily rates for Cayman’s hotels, significantly higher than most in the Caribbean, continue to rise, while average occupancy declines. But the premium price more than makes up for selling fewer nights.
Dart hotel plan hinges on rock removal
Developer Dart Realty is seeking permission to remove “beach rocks” from shallow coastal waters off a Seven Mile Beach property where it is proposing to build a five-star hotel.
West Bay updates: Cobalt Coast
West Bay’s Cobalt Coast Resort and Suites was officially acquired by JEM Holdings Ltd. on Dec. 1, 2015 from owner Arie Barendrecht, who opened the resort in 2000. Dive operations are now managed by Reef Divers.
