Marriott builds all-inclusive portfolio: Journey Weekly

Marriott Global is continuing its enlargement in the all-inclusive house through a new, extended-phrase partnership with Sunwing Travel Group’s Blue Diamond Resorts arm, under which Marriott ideas to extra than double its existing all-inclusive footprint.

Underneath the joint undertaking, Marriott will increase 19 franchised resorts totaling 7,000 rooms across six Caribbean and Latin American destinations to its all-inclusive portfolio. All 19 houses will be flagged below Marriott’s Autograph Collection, with the majority envisioned to be transformed by the center of this calendar year.

The shift is envisioned to improve Marriott’s all-inclusive presence to 33 properties by 2025, and also marks the firm’s initial foray into St. Lucia and Antigua.

The Blue Diamond houses established to change to the Autograph Assortment portfolio involve the Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa, Hideaway at Royalton Riviera Cancun, Planet Hollywood Seaside Resort Cancun, World Hollywood Grownup Scene Cancun and the Royalton Chic Suites Cancun Vacation resort & Spa in Mexico the Royalton Bavaro Vacation resort & Spa, Royalton Chic Punta Cana Vacation resort & Spa, Royalton Splash Punta Cana Vacation resort & Spa, Royalton Punta Cana Vacation resort & Casino and the Hideaway at Royalton Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and the Royalton White Sands Montego Bay, Royalton Blue Waters Montego Bay, Hideaway at Royalton Negril, Royalton Negril Resort & Spa and Grand Lido Negril in Jamaica.

Also set to be part of the fold are the Royalton Saint Lucia Resort & Spa, the Hideaway at Royalton Saint Lucia, the Royalton Antigua Vacation resort & Spa and the Earth Hollywood Beach front Resort Costa Rica.

Marriott initial commenced ramping up its concentration on the all-inclusive sector in August 2019, saying ideas to start off flagging all-inclusive resorts below a selection of its whole-services and luxury brand names, like Ritz-Carlton, Luxury Assortment, Marriott, Westin, W, Autograph Collection and Delta by Marriott. (Prior to the push, Marriott’s sole all-inclusive was the Westin Golf Vacation resort and Spa in Playa Conchal, Costa Rica.)

Quickly immediately after, the firm doubled down on its all-inclusive plans with its acquisition of Elegant Lodges in Barbados in late 2019 as properly as new all-inclusive expansions slated for Jamaica and Curacao.

Marriott’s all-inclusive footprint presently spans 9 open lodges throughout Costa Rica, Barbados and Mexico, with an extra 5 lodges in the pipeline in Mexico, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Brazil.