Palladium Keen on Opening All-Inclusive Property in Miami

It’s still a long shot at this point, but Palladium Hotel Group could be the name behind Miami’s first-ever all-inclusive resort if preliminary plans come to fruition.

Although several Palladium brands are being considered, Palladium Hotel Group CEO Abel Matutes Prats said if it is the company’s new, adults-only TRS Hotels brand, it will be an all-inclusive resort.

“If we had a TRS in Miami, it would be an all-inclusive,” said Matutes Prats. “We are looking at several of our brands, but if it’s TRS, yes, it will be an all-inclusive.”

He, however, went on to emphasize that these plans are very preliminary and have not been confirmed or are even close to being made official.

Palladium Hotel Group recently expanded its TRS Hotels brand in Costa Mujeres, Mexico with the opening of the TRS Coral Hotel, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, and in the Dominican Republic with the opening of the TRS Cap Cana Hotel. Other hotels currently included in the TRS Hotels portfolio are the TRS Yucatan Hotel in the Riviera Maya and the TRS Turquesa Hotel in Punta Cana.

And agents seem excited about the possibility of seeing a TRS Hotels property a little closer to home.

“I would absolutely love it if there was a high-end, all-inclusive option for my clients traveling to Miami,” said Amanda Bisack, CEO of Travelista Travels in Long Island, NY.

Aurelio Giordano, a travel agent and owner of Ace World Travel, which is based in Brooklyn, thinks an all-inclusive in the U.S. would also be beneficial for Americans who don’t enjoy flying or don’t have passports.

“There are many who would love access to such a property here in the states,” said Giordano, “not just for the value it will bring, but at the very least it would appeal to those without a passport or that don't like long flights.”

And this isn’t the only all-inclusive news coming out of Florida lately. Earlier this year, the first-ever all-inclusive resort in the Florida Keys debuted.

Bungalows Key Largo, located on the northernmost island of the Florida Keys (just 63 miles south of Miami), features 135 luxury private bungalows spread across 12-acres.

“Myself and my other agents sell a good amount of Miami and having an all-inclusive hotel to send clients would be a no-brainer,” said Bisak. “If the U.S. could get more all-inclusives underway, I believe we would keep a lot of people traveling domestically.”

Source: Travel Pulse