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BETHESDA, Md. – November 03, 2026 -- The Luxury Collection has launched a limited-edition advent calendar for $218, with 24 drawers that each hold a chocolate inspired by one of the brand's hotel destinations.

Artist, designer and the brand's Epicurean Global Explorer Laila Gohar created the calendar. Joana Avillez illustrated it, and Casa Bosques made the chocolates.

Each drawer opens onto a different destination flavor

The calendar takes the form of a fantastical grand hotel-inspired façade, animated by playful scenes of travel, gathering and celebration. Casa Bosques founder Rafael Prieto developed the 24 flavors with culinarians from The Luxury Collection hotels, drawing on local ingredients and regional traditions.

The lineup includes:

Plantation, Florida – November 03, 2026 -- Marriott International Caribbean & Latin America has scheduled holiday programming at 11 luxury hotels and resorts across seven destinations, running from Thanksgiving through Three Kings Day. The lineup spans The Ritz-Carlton, Ritz-Carlton Reserve, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection and W Hotels properties in the Turks & Caicos, the Cayman Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Costa Rica and Brazil.

Caribbean resorts mix turkey trots with island cookouts

The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman celebrates its 20th festive season on Seven Mile Beach. Thanksgiving on Nov. 26 brings a buffet and a four-course dinner at Seven, a life-size gingerbread house goes up in the lobby on Dec. 9, and Gingerbread Man Tea runs Dec. 19-24. On Dec. 31, Blue by Eric Ripert serves a New Year's Eve tasting menu, and overnight guests get a beach DJ and midnight fireworks.

Miami – October 22, 2026 -- Travelers who want a last-minute fall trip can spend Día de Muertos at six All-Inclusive by Marriott Bonvoy resorts in Mexico, with programs running from Isla Mujeres to Los Cabos. Celebrations take place throughout late October and early November.

Isla Mujeres adds wellness to Mayan tradition

Almare, a Luxury Collection Resort, Isla Mujeres, Adult All-Inclusive, centers its program on Hanal Pixán, the Mayan celebration honoring loved ones who have died. Guests get storytelling, local rituals and traditional culinary experiences inspired by Yucatán Peninsula customs.

Wellness sessions include a cold plunge, a scrub workshop and a sound bath. Food activities include sugar-skull making, a Day of the Dead bread-baking workshop and tamal preparation.