Sandals Dismissive of Marriott Threat and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week
Photo Credit: Pictured is Sandals Barbados. The company believes it has an edge over Marriott in the all-inclusive sector in the Caribbean. Sandals Resorts
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In Skift's top travel stories this week, we covered Marriott's arrival in Sandals' all-inclusive sandbox, travel manager fears over consolidation, and a startup deal on hotel automation.
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Sandals Resorts Isn’t Afraid of Marriott Entering the All-Inclusive Resort Sector: Even if Sandals Resorts isn’t worried about major hotel brands like Marriott entering the all-inclusive space, more hospitality giants are likely to swoop in and start scouring the market for franchise deals. There is too much unbranded supply to ignore.
Travel Manager Jitters Over Wave of Corporate Agency Consolidation: This year started with a bang for
