Beaches announces $1B expansion

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Sandals Resorts International is investing nearly $1 billion in the expansion of its family all-inclusive vacation brand, Beaches Resorts, doubling its footprint within the next five years.

Beaches Resorts and Sandals Resorts International Executive Chairman Adam Stewart announced in New York City this week new destinations, including a new Beaches in Barbados, plans for a Beaches in Exuma, The Bahamas, and Beaches Runaway Bay in Jamaica – along with a sneak peek of the new Treasure Beach Village coming to Beaches Turks and Caicos.

Joining existing sister properties Sandals Barbados and Sandals Royal Barbados, Beaches Barbados will open as the inaugural Beaches on the island. Breaking ground in late 2025, the new resort will offer 600 rooms – from king suites and two-queen designs to nearly 3,000-square-foot, four-bedroom suites complete with a private oceanfront balcony. The resort will feature a dedicated ‘Main Street’ – a winding resort center with dining and shopping opportunities, as well as family zones from outdoor performance stages to a modern sports bar and arcade.

Set upon 500 acres in the Out Islands, Beaches Exuma will be the brand’s first appearance in The Bahamas. The brand is collaborating with the Bahamian Government to finalize an agreement for the conversion of the resort from Sandals Emerald Bay. The transformation into Beaches Exuma will reconfigure the property’s 249 keys into a mix of accommodations, including multi-bedroom villa suites.

Beaches Runaway Bay in Jamaica will feature an estimated 400 one, two, three and four-bedroom suites and villas.

Located midway between Ocho Rios and Montego Bay on Jamaica’s renowned North Coast, Beaches Runaway Bay will feature an estimated 400 one, two, three and four-bedroom suites and villas. Guests can expect dedicated wellness areas and new activities such as skateboarding, bike trails, a climbable treehouse, access to Runaway Bay Golf Club, plus organic farm-to-table dining.

Beaches Resorts will also open a new village, Treasure Beach, at Beaches Turks and Caicos, bringing the property to 858 total keys across its soon-to-be six villages. Treasure Beach Village will add 101 keys – all of them suites – including four-bedroom villas along the beach for up to 10 guests each and overlooking the Grace Bay waters. Treasure Beach Village will debut its first-ever food hall featuring an international array of dining options.

These additions to the Beaches Resorts portfolio come on the heels of a recent expansion to the brand’s flagship resort in Jamaica, Beaches Negril, where the new three-story Firesky Reserve Villas welcome families of up to 10. The Eventide Penthouse Collection welcomes up to 18 guests.