Social Security is bidding for hotel service in the metropolitan area in order to house medical professionals in charge of the emergency care of covid-19.
The hotel facilities are required to guarantee privacy, comfort and security for the medical professionals staying there and the use of all the facilities by the Guatemalan Social Security Institute, except for the common areas, which must remain closed due to health security protocol.
For the end of 2019, is scheduled the inauguration of Oceana Resort, a hotel complex that will offer 200 rooms and is located on the beach of Iztapa, department of Escuintla.
Oceana Resort + Conventions will be a hotel that will have a total of 22 thousand square meters of construction and will operate under the format of "all-inclusive". The building is located at kilometer 6 of the road from Iztapa to Monterrico.
Because the facilities do not meet minimum quality standards, 79% of registered accommodations in Guatemala are classified as not recommended.
The Guatemalan Institute of Tourism (INGUAT) reported that most hostels, pensions, small hotels and other hotel facilities in the country are considered as not recommended because "they do not meet quality standards and are not suitable for domestic and foreign tourists to visit."
Starting from October 16, Hotel Vista Real, located at kilometer 9 of the road to El Salvador, will form part of the Hilton Hotels & Resorts chain.
As part of the change of brand the hotel underwent modifications to its infrastructure, with its 130 rooms having been completely remodeled as over the last ten monthsand the estimated investment in the works amounted to $4 million.
The Mexican airline Volaris will be suspending its services as of July 1, and the luxury resort hotel Mukul, in Guacalito, has announced the indefinite closure of its operations.
The crisis that has been going on in the country for the last month continues to harm the tourism business sector.The airline Volaris reported that it will temporarily suspend services to Managua from next week, and the luxury hotel Mukul Auberge Resorts Collection, in the South Pacific, announced on Friday that it will close its operations indefinitely.
In the past 12 months, 78 environmental impact studies were submitted to develop hotels, marinas, clubs and beach residences in Central American countries.
Data from the interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData:
Having hotel guests take home a product marked with your name or brand is the best way to differentiate yourself from competitors.
Competition is very tough and the internet has made global hotel deals transparent, so positively differentiating yourself and making clients remember you is vital for getting a return stay at your hotel.
Julie Weed's article (The New York Times), published in Elnuevodiario.com.ni, remarks that it is no longer enough to have bathrobes, bedding and pillows monogrammed if you want to secure the hotel brand in the customer's mind and make them decide to return.
Corporation Camino Real inaugurated its "Camino Real Antigua" hotel, in the historic center of Guatemala City.
With this new hotel, the corporation now has 10 hotels in the region, three in Belize and seven in Guatemala.
"Camino Real Antigua has 100 rooms, including one for disabled guests and 12 suites", reported Prensalibre.com. "The complex will offer facilities for hosting special events...".
The country has become the first candidate for the opening of a luxury resort under the Luxuriant Masterpiece Collection brand.
The Alekson Development Group Corporation, which manages the brand, has decided to expand into Central America because of its proximity to the US and the variety of its landscapes.
Prensalibre.com published: "The hotel company is considering seven geographic regions in the country.
One of the major challenges for the hospitality industry in El Salvador is to have a skilled workforce and raise customer service awareness.
"From a lady or a gentleman ... to a lady or a gentleman." The phrase sums up the philosophy of the Ritz-Carlton group, synthesizing the internal predisposition toward providing first class services which are in line with what customers expect.
The luxury segment of the hospitality industry has come to grips with the recession by offering steep discounts, hotel credits or a third or fourth night free.
The drop not only in wealthy vacationers, but also corporate travelers, has hit the segment hard.
“We are seeing special offers from luxury properties that have never had them in the past,” Tim MacDonald, president of Classic Vacations, told the International Herald Tribune.
The new Club Tower and Spa, the biggest in the region, are now the main feature in the new image of the Real Inter-Continental Hotel & Club Tower Costa Rica.
Prominent designers contributed to make the new Real Inter-Continental Hotel a site of comfort and pleasure.
The new spa is the biggest in Costa Rica and offers a series of unique services which make visits to the site a unique and exclusive experience.