Playa Hotels & Resorts Rings the Nasdaq Closing Bell

New York, NY – (April 4, 2017) – Playa Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:PLYA) celebrated at the Nasdaq Marketsite this afternoon as Bruce Wardinski, Chairman and CEO of Playa Hotels & Resorts, rang the closing bell. Joining in on the celebration was Playa Hotels & Resorts Board of Directors, executive team and other VIP guests.

The celebration, which marks Playa becoming a publicly traded company is also part of a larger milestone in the hospitality business. The recent transaction also results in Playa Hotels & Resorts becoming the first and only company devoted exclusively to the all-inclusive space to become publicly traded.

Wardinski addressed the group, stating: “Our arrival on Nasdaq is an important milestone for us and marks the next step in our growth in the all-inclusive hospitality sector. It offers our stakeholders the opportunity to re-imagine all-inclusive hotels & resorts – and for our guests to experience what an all-inclusive can be. Today is a great moment for our company, and importantly, it’s another step forward in the evolution of our industry. Wardinski continued, “I would like to thank the entire team at Playa for their hard work and dedication to our vision of becoming the leader in the all-inclusive resort segment.”

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About Playa Hotels & Resorts
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (Playa) is a leading owner, operator and developer of all-inclusive resorts in prime beachfront locations in popular vacation destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean. Playa owns a portfolio consisting of 13 resorts (6,142-rooms) located in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. Playa owns and manages Hyatt Zilara and Hyatt Ziva Cancun, Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall and Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall in Jamaica, Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta and Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos. The company also owns and operates three resorts under Playa’s brands, THE Royal and Gran Resorts, as well as five resorts in Mexico and the Dominican Republic that are managed by a third party.

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Playa Hotels & Resorts
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