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Costa Rica’s Hotel Belmar named #3 Best Resort in Central America

Recognized for its varied wildlife, sustainability efforts, adventurous and wellness pursuits and more, the country of Costa Rica (Travel + Leisure’s Destination of 2024) continues to produce the best and brightest in the hospitality industry. In the recently released Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2024, seven resorts from Costa Rica were named as part of the ten favorite resorts in Central America. Hotel Belmar, a carbon neutral boutique hotel located in the cloud forest of Monteverde, has been named the No. 3 Best Resorts in Central America by Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2024. Globally recognized for its sustainable practices and rated for its guestrooms, location, farm-to-table gastronomy offerings, and its unique art residency program and more, this marks the third time the property has received this prestigious award.

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Aldi pilots new ALDIgo cashier-free grocery checkout

Shoppers at an Aurora, Illinois., Aldi store can now check out with ALDIgo—the retailer’s new cashier-free technology that uses computer vision to allow shoppers to pay at their cart via debit or credit card or via a Grabango app or pay station and walk out

Cancun welcomes Marriott’s first all-inclusive resort

The world’s first all-inclusive Marriott resort has debuted in Cancun, Mexico, and features 450 guestrooms, multiple restaurants, a lazy river and water slides. Marriott Cancun, formerly the Marriott Cancun Resort, has undergone major renovations, including the addition of indoor and outdoor social spaces, artist workshops

Suncoast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas undergoing renovation

Suncoast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas is undergoing a two-year renovation project that will consist of the addition of a 70-seat center bar, an upgraded hotel check-in area and the relocation of the sportsbook to allow for a stadium-style design. Other improvements include a

Rosebud grows beyond Chicago with 1st Florida eatery

The Rosebud Restaurant Group—the eatery founded by restaurateur Alex Dana in 1976 with the first Rosebud location in Chicago’s Little Italy—operates nine Italian restaurants in the Chicago area spanning three concepts, Rosebud, Carmine’s and Rosetta. In late February, the group debuted its 10th restaurant, and

Oberoi to launch luxury brand, add 50 hotels by 2030

Oberoi Group plans to launch a luxury brand featuring small boutique hotels in scenic locales. The concept will be part of the company’s goal to open 50 new hotels by 2030, doubling its overall room count. Skift

Dominican resort to join Marriott’s all-inclusive brand

The Sunrise Miches Beach in the Dominican Republic will be transformed into a Marriott International-branded all-inclusive resort, with a reopening planned in the first quarter of 2025. The 498-room Marriott Miches Beach will feature multiple pools, six restaurants, about 8,600 square feet of indoor meeting

Chick-fil-A mobile pickup prototype to open in NYC

Chick-fil-A‘s first mobile pickup-only unit will open in New York City next week, with designated areas for delivery drivers and mobile order pickup that feature digital screens showing the status of each order. The experimental format is designed to streamline the process by eliminating features

Starbucks is now 2nd biggest chain by unit count

Starbucks grew by 3,000 new global locations last year to a total of 38,587 coffee shops, making it the world’s second-largest restaurant chain by unit count, according to Technomic. McDonald’s leads with 41,822 restaurants and former second-place holder Subway has 36,516 units. Restaurant Business

New concept combines the best of Carvel, Cinnabon

Cinnabon and Carvel will join forces in a new concept from parent GoTo Foods called Cinnabon Swirl, with the first two franchised locations slated to open this year in Hawaii and Oregon. In addition to favorites from both chains’ menus, Cinnabon Swirl will also offer