Hard Rock Cafe International, a hotel franchise, is taking into consideration building a hotel in the village of El Higo in San Carlos, reported Prensa.com.

During a meeting with project managers it was reported that this will require a workforce of over a thousand people, said Edgar Chin, representative of El Higo.

One of the main attractions of this new hotel is holding concerts and live events

Source: Prensa.com

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The US budget accommodation group G6 Hospitality has announced that within five years it will build ten hotels in Belize, Costa Rica and Panama.

From a statement issued by G6 Hospitality:

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The resort in the Caribbean of Honduras in which $98 million has been invested will open in early 2014.

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Situated on the Azuero Peninsula, the Cubitá Boutique Resort & Spa hotel comprises of 100 luxury rooms, a convention center, a shopping mall and a residential area.

From an article published by Grupo Cubitá:

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With 4.000 hotel rooms under construction, Brazil is at the top of Latin America in hotel investment, followed by Panama with 1.318.

According to data from STR Global, 6 new projects will be built this year in Panama.

Regarding the rest of the countries, "950 rooms are under construction in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and 841 in Bogotá, Colombia", reports Hosteltur.com.