ALHI Expands Caribbean Offerings, Adds Gran Meliá Golf Resort Puerto Rico To Membership
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ALHI Expands Caribbean Offerings, Adds Gran Meliá Golf Resort Puerto Rico To Membership
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Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands - Puerto Rico - Industry economy
- New brands / Affiliations
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2009-08-14
Gran Meliá Golf Resort Puerto Rico in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico has been accepted for membership into the prestigious organization Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI). The all-suite resort becomes ALHI’s second member in Puerto Rico, joining El Conquistador Golf Resort & Casino in Las Croabas, and it will now receive national sales services by ALHI to the meetings, incentive/recognition travel, conventions, and expositions marketplaces. Meeting professionals, incentive specialists, association executives, and product launch specialists desiring to conduct meetings and programs in Puerto Rico that require from 10 to more than 700 rooms now have two great options in ALHI’s portfolio.
“Gran Meliá Golf Resort Puerto Rico is an exceptional All-Suite destination resort that is a great choice for planners considering programs in the islands,” said David Gabri, president and CEO of ALHI. “Many recognize the oceanfront resort as the host location for the PGA Puerto Rico Open. It features a lush tropical setting, sophisticated style, spacious suites, excellent restaurants, many idyllic open-air venues with breathtaking views, and outstanding meeting facilities totaling over 27,000 square feet of meeting space. This resort and destination is also very convenient to the island’s international airport, which is the hub of the Caribbean, providing significant air access, with several daily non-stop services from many major U.S. cities.”
Featuring 486 oversized suites in 20 enchanting two-story bungalows, the oceanfront Gran Meliá Golf Resort Puerto Rico is nestled on the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico in picturesque Coco Beach, between the Atlantic Ocean and the lush El Yunque rainforest. Recently renovated with property-wide upgrades and refurbishments, the resort features 27,018 square feet of meeting space, two 18-hole Trump International golf courses, a large lagoon-style pool, a spa and wellness center, three tennis courts, a casino, and a diverse selection of first-class restaurants. The resort is just a scenic 20 minutes from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport and the greater San Juan area.
ALHI Now Features Nine Caribbean Options In Worldwide Portfolio --
In Bahamas, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico & Puerto Rico
ALHI’s exclusive membership also includes such other impressive Caribbean options as the renowned Atlantis on Paradise Island in The Bahamas; the lush 2,400-acre Paradisus Playa Conchal Resort in Guanacaste, Costa Rica; the luxurious Paradisus Palma Real Resort in Playa de Bavaro, Dominican Republic; the extraordinary all-inclusive Paradisus Punta Cana Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; the stunning Half Moon in Montego Bay, Jamaica; the oceanfront Aqua in the heart of vibrant Cancun, Mexico; and the AAA Five-Diamond Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach in Cancun, Mexico.
ALHI’s professional National Sales team can help planners, with a diverse portfolio of more than 125 Four- and Five-Diamond/Star quality hotels and resorts worldwide, offering over 90,000 rooms and suites and over 9 million square feet of meeting space. ALHI serves as a dedicated dues-based National Sales Organization that enables planners to gain reliable one-call, experienced national sales professional access, as an extension to its outstanding membership. There is no cost to planners to utilize the authorized services of ALHI, as its members’ dues fund the organization. For a glance at the ALHI portfolio, visit www.alhi.com .
ALHI members include extraordinary meeting and incentive resorts, incomparable city hotels, exclusive smaller hotels, golf resorts, historic and landmark properties, island destinations, resorts with spas, properties in international destinations, and hotels with gaming and entertainment.
ALHI has 16 professionally-staffed National Sales Offices to serve, with locations in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Louisville, New York City, North Carolina, Orange County (CA), Orlando, Philadelphia, Richmond, San Diego, Toronto and Washington, DC. Go to www.alhi.com to identify the ALHI sales professional in your area.
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