Panama City Beach residents traded building sandcastles for snowmen on Wednesday. Locals didn’t want to miss out on a rare ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach New Year’s Eve Beach Ball Drop is finally here. Celebrate New Year’s Eve on the Beach with two ball drops and fireworks presentations. Gates open at ...

Hyatt Hotels is in talks to spend around $1.5 billion to buy publicly traded Playa Hotels, but will likely sell them as part of its asset-light business model. Playa Hotels PLYA stock was down 2% ...

Hyatt Hotels said Monday it's in exclusive talks to potentially acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts, a move that would significantly expand its presence in the upscale all-inclusive resort market ...

The play for Playa would cement Hyatt's status as a leading all-inclusive resort operator from the legacy hotel brands. It also comes only months after Hyatt announced a new partnership with Grupo ...