Trust Hospitality Enters the All-Inclusive Space With the Addition of the Sheraton Bijao Resort in Panama
Trust Hospitality announces the newest addition to its growing collection of managed hotels outside the US -- the Sheraton Bijao All-Inclusive Resort, Bijao, Panama. Located on the Pacific Ocean, this all-inclusive beach resort offers 293 Rooms (19 of which are Suites) and amenities such as pools, spa, golf, tennis, fitness center, multiple F&B outlets, free in-room Wi-Fi and more! This all-inclusive property will be the first Trust Hospitality property in Panama and precedes the opening of several other Trust Hospitality-managed Caribbean properties in Antigua, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Riviera Maya, St. Lucia, and Trinidad.
Richard Millard, Chairman and CEO of Trust Hospitality, commented that "the addition of Sheraton Bijao to our resort portfolio represents an important next step in the growth and increasing focus for our company in the Caribbean and Latin America region, especially as it is in the growing All-Inclusive market." Notably, this is one of only two Marriott-branded, all-inclusive properties and is the world's only third-party-managed, Marriott-branded all-inclusive hotel.
About Trust Hospitality
Trust Hospitality is a privately held company based in Coral Gables, Florida. It has been in business for over 30 years (originally "Tecton Hospitality") and had its origin as a hotel work-out company for governmental agencies (e.g., FDIC, FSLIC) in the early 1980s. In the mid-1980s it became focused full time on hotel management and for approximately the next 15 years it managed full and limited service branded hotels, including brands from Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Starwood, Choice, and Best Western. In the early 2000s, Trust Hospitality shifted its management focus to independent lifestyle (aka boutique) hotels. This shift resulted primarily for three reasons: (1) the emergence of the internet and e-commerce; (2) its view that the management of branded hotels, especially in the select and limited service sectors, was becoming a commodity business; and (3) its proximity to over 150 unbranded hotels in the greater Miami area. Trust Hospitality currently has under contract over 25 independent, branded or soft branded lifestyle hotels Florida, NYC, St. Louis, the Caribbean, and Latin America (approximately 25 hotels in total). In addition to operating independent lifestyle hotels, Trust Hospitality is approved by Marriott, Starwood, IHG, Hilton, Hyatt, Preferred, Best Western, Choice Hotels to operate their soft brands (e.g., Autograph, Curio, Unbound) and other brands that they allow third parties to operate. Trust is currently operating or will operate several of these brands under a franchise. For more information on Trust Hospitality visit: www.trusthospitality.com
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