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BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced a significant planned expansion of its all-inclusive portfolio through a long-term agreement with Sunwing Travel Group s hotel division, Blue Diamond Resorts, which has an extensive portfolio of resort properties throughout the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico. The agreement is expected to propel Marriott into the list of top 10 global all-inclusive players by adding 19 franchised resorts totaling nearly 7,000 rooms across six destinations and more than doubling the company s presence in the all-inclusive segment to 33 properties by 2025. The majority of the properties are expected to be converted into Marriott s Autograph Collection by mid 2021.
Sunwing Travel Group’s Blue Diamond Resorts joins forces with Marriott International
Date: Feb 9 2021
TORONTO Sunwing Travel Group’s Blue Diamond Resorts has joined forces with Marriott International in a move that will see 19 Blue Diamond Resorts properties become part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection.
With the new partnership, announced this morning, 19 Blue Diamond Resorts properties will join Marriott’s Autograph Collection by the middle of this year.
Launched in 2011 as the hotels division of Sunwing Travel Group, Blue Diamond Resorts currently has 45 properties in total, with more than 15,000 rooms, in 10 countries.
Now 11 Royalton properties, 4 Hideaway at Royalton properties, and 3 Planet Hollywood properties, plus the Grand Lido Negril Au-Naturel All-Suites Resort, will be included in Marriott’s Autograph Collection, one that spans the globe but so far only has 2 resorts in the Caribbean: Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina in BVI, and French Leave
Sunwing Travel Group announces mutual agreement with Marriott International
TORONTO, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) In a monumental move for the hotel industry, Sunwing Travel Group has announced that its hotel division, Blue Diamond Resorts, has signed an agreement with Marriott International to combine their innovative brand concepts and offer customers unparalleled vacation experiences. As part of the agreement, 19 of Blue Diamond Resorts’ properties will become part of Marriott International’s prestigious Autograph Collection by mid-2021.
The agreement aligns the fastest growing hotel company in the Caribbean with the world’s largest hotel chain, providing even more travellers with Royalton’s signature All-In Luxury