Montego Bay is set to welcome another international hotel brand as Marriott International has signed an agreement to convert the former Catalonia Montego Bay hotel into a 522-room all-inclusive Marriott resort, which is scheduled to open in 2028.

The project forms part of a dual agreement between Marriott International and Spain-based Catalonia Hotels & Resorts that will also see an Autograph Collection all-inclusive resort developed in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

According to Marriott, the beachfront resort, located near Sangster International Airport, will feature 522 guest rooms, 13 dining outlets, three swimming pools, meeting facilities, a spa, fitness centre, tennis and pickleball courts, a lazy river and more than 2,100 feet of beachfront.