Earlier this year, Paradisus Resorts added a second property, the Paradisus Palma Real, to the all-inclusive Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Each of the 554 oversized suites has a Jacuzzi for two, flat-screen television, and a private terrace. The resort features 12,447 square feet of meeting space as well as a 12,876-square-foot room for special events. Banquets for up to 1,000 attendees can be accommodated. The 8,611-square-foot spa offers an array of treatments. www.palmarealparadisus.com

Last year on the south coast of Jamaica, Sandals Resorts opened Sandals Whitehouse European Village & Spa. The all-inclusive resort has 360 rooms in three European-themed villages: Dutch, Italian, and French. Amenities include a Red Lane Spa, seven restaurants, two beachside bistros, six bars, and four swimming pools. There is 12,000 square feet of meeting space and a three-level amphitheater. www.sandals.com

Barceló Hotels & Resorts has acquired the Karmina Palace Hotel on Mexico's Pacific Coast in Manzanillo. The 324-unit, all-suite, all-inclusive Barceló Karmina Palace Hotel is part of the company's Barceló Premium Collection. It features an onsite 18-hole golf course, three restaurants, four bars, eight swimming pools, a children's activity club, a fitness center, spa services, shopping, and nightly entertainment. Eight meeting rooms can accommodate up to 1,200 people. Barceló now operates 10 hotels and resorts throughout Mexico. www.karminapalace.com

After a $5.5 million redo, The Lodge at Tiburon (Calif.) has a full-service executive meeting center, with 5,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space for up to 200 guests, and a full-service business center. Four dedicated meeting rooms range from 500 to 2,000 square feet. The 102-room boutique hotel, located a short distance from the ferry to San Francisco, has a rooftop terrace with a fireplace and a pool deck with cabanas and a fire pit. High-speed Internet access is complimentary in all guest rooms, and public areas have wireless access. www.thelodgeattiburon.com

Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas, is undergoing a multimillion-dollar expansion, adding 40 villa guest rooms to the existing 50-villa room complex. The new villas are expected to be ready by July, when the guest rooms will total 397. Also on-site: a recently refurbished 30,000-square-foot conference center, two championship golf courses (a new lake on the Jay Moorish — designed Tournament Players Course was recently added), a spa, and a salon. www.fourseasonshotel.com/dallas

The Cumberland House Hotel, downtown Knoxville, Tenn.'s, first full-service hotel in 30 years, opened last October. It has five meeting rooms with more than 3,400 square feet of meeting space, including a ballroom that seats 140 banquet-style, a 12-person boardroom, and a 24-hour business center. The hotel is across from the World's Fair Park/Knoxville Convention Center. Amenities include a full-service restaurant, high-speed wireless Internet access, a health club, and a business center. www.cumberlandhousehotel.com

The first purpose-built, full-service conference center in south Florida opened recently at the 405-room Wyndham Miami Airport Hotel & Executive Meeting Center. The extensive redevelopment and construction project included the remodel of the 4,032-square-foot Pan Am ballroom, as well as a redesign of the 15 existing meeting rooms and the addition of two meeting rooms. The staffed business center is equipped with 12 computer stations, and the entire meeting center has wireless, high-speed Internet access. A full guest room renovation is slated for completion in August. www.wyndham.com/hotels/MIAAP/main.wnt

Presidente InterContinental Villa Mercedes Mérida Hotel debuted in earlier this year in Mérida, in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The hotel, which occupies a 19th-century mansion, has 127 rooms and four suites. Nine meeting rooms can accommodate as many as 350 people. Presidente InterContinental Cancun Resort reopened in Cancun in March after a first phase of renovations. All 299 guest rooms and suites were upgraded, and a club floor with 36 club rooms was added. The second phase, to be completed by mid-July, features a new meeting facility, including a 6,394-square-foot ballroom. www.ichotelsgroup.com

Reward top performers this fall on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts with a weekend at the chic White Elephant hotel. A series of Chef & Shop weekends in October and November feature cooking demos and tastings with noted chefs. Weekends begin on Friday evening with a welcome port-and-cheese party in The Library of the White Elephant, followed by a cooking demonstration on Saturday. The weekend includes a private four-course dinner, as well as plenty of time to check out the island's boutique shopping scene, perhaps to get a start on holiday shopping. www.WhiteElephantHotel.com