All-inclusive resort

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An all-inclusive resort is a holiday resort that generally includes, in the price of booking a stay, lodging, unlimited food and drink, alcoholic drinks, entertainment, and other recreational activities like sports or watersports.^[1] They are often located in warmer regions of the world, particularly in the Mediterranean, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Though some Butlin's holiday camps in the U.K. had offered a similar concept in the 1930s, the modern all-inclusive resort has its origins in the 1950s with the foundation of the Club Med company by Belgian entrepreneur Gérard Blitz. Their first resort was opened in Alcúdia, Majorca, Spain in 1950, where guests stayed in tents and basic straw huts along the beach.^[2]

The concept has evolved over the decades. All-inclusives in the 1980s and 1990s were generally marketed towards singles, later on becoming more popular with couples and families.^[3]

Those geared toward families may have facilities like craft centers, game rooms, and water parks to keep children of all ages entertained. All-inclusive resorts geared towards couples are also popular locations for weddings and honeymoons.