All-inclusive family brand Beaches Resorts plans to invest nearly $1 billion in new locations and expanded facilities to double its footprint within the next five years.
The Caribbean resort operator will start building a new Beaches in Barbados this year and plans to develop sites on Exuma in Bahamas and in Jamaica.
It is also now taking bookings for the new Treasure Beach Village at Beaches Turks and Caicos.
Adam Stewart, executive chairman of parent company Sandals Resorts International, unveiled the expansion plans recently in New York.
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Beaches Barbados will join existing sister properties Sandals Barbados and Sandals Royal Barbados as the inaugural Beaches on the island.
Building work will be begin in late 2025, with the resort set to offer 600 rooms, dining, shopping and family entertainment.
Beaches Exuma will be the brand’s first appearance in The Bahamas.
The company is working with the Bahamian government to finalise an agreement for the conversion of the resort from Sandals Emerald Bay.
The transformation into Beaches Exuma will reconfigure the property’s 249 rooms into a mix of accommodation for families.
Beaches Runaway Bay Resort will be located midway between Ocho Rios and Montego Bay on Jamaica’s north coast.
It revealed details last week of the $150 million development at its resort in the Turks and Caicos.
The new Treasure Beach Village at Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort comprises 101 suites and rooms, bringing total capacity up to 858 rooms.
Bookings have opened for the new village which is due to open in spring 2026.