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Caribbean resort expansion and renovations (July 2026)

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Marriott Caribbean resort expansion and renovations (July 2026)

In late July 2026 Marriott International announced a series of projects to broaden its resort footprint and modernise existing properties. A disclosed two new partnership agreements with Spain’s Catalonia Hotels & Resorts, signed formalised on 22 July in Barcelona, Barcelona. The deals will add two all‑inclusive resorts: a 522‑room Marriott hotel in All‑Inclusive resort on the former Catalonia Montego Bay, Jamaica, Bay site, slated to open in for a 2028 with extensive food, pool, meeting, wellness opening and sport facilities, featuring 13 food outlets, three pools, extensive meeting space, spa, fitness centre, tennis and pickleball courts, a new‑build lazy river and more than 650 m of beachfront. A second project, an Autograph Collection resort in Zanzibar, Tanzania, expected will open in 2027 with 271 rooms focused centred on wellness. wellness amenities. Hard Rock Hotels confirmed announced that its flagship beachfront all‑inclusive resorts in Mexico will close for five‑month refurbishments: Hard Rock Hotel Cancun and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, will suspend operations for several months to undergo a comprehensive upgrade, including modernised infrastructure, redesigned on 3 August 2026 and reopen on 16 December 2026, while Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta in Nuevo Vallarta will close on 20 July 2026 and reopen on 17 December 2026. Renovations will redesign rooms, new refresh public areas, modernise meeting spaces facilities and a rebuild the beach‑front wedding chapel at Vallarta, with a planned reopening in late December. Marriott’s Vallarta as an ocean‑view Catholic chapel. The Royalton brand is set to relaunch five all‑inclusive resorts in Jamaica. Three continues its Caribbean rollout, with three Negril locations – Royalton Negril, Hideaway at Royalton Negril (adults‑only) and Grand Lido Negril (optional nudist) – will reopen reopening on 25 August, while Royalton August and the Blue Waters Montego Bay and its adjacent Hideaway will resume operations property resuming on 15 September. All sites feature refurbished September, each offering refreshed suites, new dining venues concepts and expanded family and adult‑only amenities, and reservations are already being accepted. family amenities. Together, these initiatives demonstrate Marriott’s strategy announcements illustrate a coordinated push by major hotel operators to expand into new markets while refreshing its and modernise their all‑inclusive portfolios across the Caribbean portfolio and East Africa ahead of the peak tourist season. travel periods.

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