PHILADELPHIA — AMResorts will look back on 2015 as its best year ever, according to the company, with 17 new resort management contracts announced over the past 11 months.

With the addition of Sunscape Dominican Beach Punta Cana and Sunscape Bávaro Beach Punta Cana, AMResorts will have nearly 60 resorts in 26 destinations and more than 20,000 rooms throughout Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America by the end of 2018.

“The unprecedented pace Apple Leisure Group has set with the volume of transactions completed in 2015 confirms that our vertically integrated approach to providing comprehensive luxury leisure vacation experiences brings our owners success,” said Alex Zozaya, CEO of parent company Apple Leisure Group.

In 2015 AMResorts and its six brands added seven destinations to its portfolio, breaking company and industry records for the most deals incorporated by a single hotel chain in the Caribbean and Central American region in under a year.

On the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic, Sunscape Dominican Beach Punta Cana and Sunscape Bávaro Beach Punta Cana are located within 30 minutes of Punta Cana International Airport and 45 minutes away from La Romana. Sunscape Dominican Beach Punta Cana will offer 297 rooms, and Sunscape Bávaro Beach Punta Cana will consist of 452 guest rooms. Both resorts are expected to open in December 2016.