Marriott Is Bringing New All-Inclusive Resorts to Jamaica and Tanzania
by Daniel McCarthy
A rendering of the new Marriott All-Inclusive Montego Bay. Photo: Marriott International
The all-inclusive wars are heating up.
Marriott International is officially on track to bring a new Marriott Hotels all-inclusive resort to Montego Bay, Jamaica, and an Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort to Zanzibar, Tanzania.
The Montego Bay property is expected to open sometime in 2028 following the conversion of the former Catalonia Montego Bay, located on a beachfront site near Sangster International Airport. Plans for the resort include 522 rooms, 13 dining venues, three pools, nearly 13,000 square feet of meeting space, a spa, a lazy river, and access to more than 2,100 feet of beachfront.
The Zanzibar property, which will operate under Marriott’s Autograph Collection brand, is expected to open in 2027. It will feature 271 guest rooms, multiple swimming pools, and an oceanfront jetty with a seawater pool and bar.
Both resorts are being developed through a partnership with Catalonia Hotels & Resorts, a Spain-based hospitality company that owns, leases, and operates 82 hotels across Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
As of July 2026, Marriott operates 38 all-inclusive properties across nine markets in the CALA (Caribbean and Latin America) region under seven brands. The company has another 16 properties in its CALA development pipeline, along with four projects planned for the EMEA region.
It’s not just Marriott that’s investing heavily in the segment. Almost every major hospitality company is increasingly pivoting toward the all-inclusive space to capture growing consumer demand, with the global market projected to grow from $67.4 billion in 2025 to $129.8 billion by 2034. Much of that focus is the higher-end resort, with luxury and premium properties now commanding nearly 70% of total revenue.
