Beaches Resorts

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Beaches Resorts
Industry Hospitality
Founded1997;28 years ago (1997)
Founder Gordon Stewart (Chairman)
Headquarters Turks & Caicos, Negril, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Number of locations
2
Area served
 Caribbean
Key people
 Adam Stewart (CEO)
Number of employees
10,000+
Parent Sandals Resorts International (SRI)
Website www.beaches.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Beaches Resorts is an operator of all-inclusive resorts for couples & families in the Caribbean, founded in 1997. [1] Beaches Resorts and Sandals Resorts are part of Sandals Resorts International (SRI) which is a parent company to five resort brands across seven countries. [2]

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Locations

As of 2025, Beaches Resorts operates two locations:

A third resort, Beaches Ocho Rios, located in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, closed permanently on May 31, 2025. Sandals Resorts International, which owns the Beaches brand, announced the closure in April 2025, citing no specific reason and providing no details on future plans for the site. [3]

There is another Beaches Resort scheduled to be built on the site of the former Buccament Bay Resort in Buccament Bay, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines. [4] [5] [6]

Leadership

Gordon “Butch” Stewart (1941–2021) was the businessperson who founded and owned Beaches Resorts. Adam Stewart (1981-), the son of Gordon “Butch” Stewart, is the Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI). Gebhard Rainer stepped down as CEO in 2024. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Inc. Magazine". April 2008. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sandals". Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sandals announces closure of Beaches Ocho Rios". Travel Weekly. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sandals Signs Buccament Resort Takeover Deals in St. Vincent". 23 July 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "New Beaches Family Resort Opening in Saint Vincent! | BEACHES". 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Beaches Resorts Announces St. Vincent & Grenadines Location". Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sandals CEO Gebhard Rainer moving on". jamaicaobserver.com. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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