Marriott Adds 19 All-Inclusive Resorts in Caribbean, Central America in Leisure Travel Push
Photo Credit: Marriott's 19-resort expansion in the all-inclusive sector (pictured: the Royalton Antigua Resort & Spa) is a continued play for leisure travelers. Marriott International
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Global hotel companies like Marriott have to pursue business where they can find it during the pandemic recovery. That's a major reason to build out more all-inclusive resorts.
The world’s largest hotel company Tuesday throttled forward its expansion into the all-inclusive resort sector, yet another reminder leisure travel will remain a dominant force in the hotel industry’s pandemic recovery.
Marriott plans to add 19 all-inclusive resorts across Central America and the Caribbean to its Autograph Collection of hotels. The properties, owned by Toronto-based Sunwing Travel Group’s hotel division, would triple Marriott’s current nine-property all-inclusive division, which was only announced in 2019.
While Marriott may have lagged some of its rivals before entering the all-inclusive resort space for the first time nearly two years ago, its latest deal positions the company to better handle another form of leisure travel while other travel sectors like corporate travel remain starkly off pre-pandemic levels.
“We are seeing leisure-transient lead the recovery. That’s not for a moment to suggest we aren’t seeing green shoots in business travel
