REPLAY Resorts Acquires Half Moon Bay, Enlists Designers OBMI

Replay Announces OBMI A Lead Architect for Development & Design of Half Moon Bay

Replay Resorts selected OBMI to serve as lead architect to design the master plan and building architecture for Half Moon Bay. In addition, OBMI will lead the coordination of consultants in the design and engineering of the destination. “We could not be more pleased to be working with OBMI on the envisioning, design, and execution of our plan for Half Moon Bay,” said Bill Green, Managing Director of Replay Resorts. “OBMI’s philosophy and approach of embracing the culture, history, and heritage of a place, and combining those fundamentals with our vision and the market’s needs, is completely aligned with Replay’s approach. We will be working with OBMI on the master planning and building architecture and assembling other world-renowned experts for our team including a landscape architect. The landscape experience at Half Moon Bay will be unlike anything else in the Caribbean, revolving around stewardship of the land and native plantings to create amazing natural environments that entice participation and emotional engagement.”

OBMI to Develop Antigua Sustainable Tourism Development Plan

Strides are being made toward the preparation of a Sustainable Tourism Development Plan (STDP) which will be used to develop and set guidelines for the future enhancement of Antigua and Barbuda as a tourist destination. The Government has secured the professional services of consultants OBMI and T&L Europraxis to partner on this project, to deliver the STDP and all related master planning, business planning, and negotiations. OBM International (OBMI), one of the world’s leading international architectural and planning firms with nine global offices, has a deep understanding of the vast opportunities for tourism investment in Antigua. The 75-year-old company has maintained an office in the region for 25 years and has completed notable local projects, including Sugar Ridge Hotel, Hermitage Bay, Carlisle Bay Hotel, and Blue Waters Hotel. OBMI was recently commissioned to prepare a Sustainable Tourism Development Plan (STDP) for Antigua, which aims to attract foreign capital for tourism development. The project is led by OBMI Antigua Partner Brian D’Ornellas, an island native who has been a trusted advisor to businesses and the government for over two decades. In partnership with the Tourism Ministry and the Investment Authority, OBMI and their consultant partners, Tourism and Leisure SL (part of the Europraxis Group), will develop a STDP that sets the guidelines for future development of the destination, helps identify specific development projects, and provides a cohesive and structured 10-year roadmap for foreign investors. Through the STDP, Antigua will continue to enjoy the competitive advantages of an attractive environment, a stable government that is actively involved in the tourism industry, an advantageous tax regime for tourism investment, and a key geographic location in the Caribbean near source markets such as the U.S. The project will also help raise the profile of Antigua, to generate employment and economic growth by creating value for the country’s assets.