More travel executives get their mission-critical industry news from Skift than any other source on the planet.Tell me more When the world’s largest hotel company enters your home turf, that might induce panic for some resort operators. But Jamaica-based Sandals Resorts International isn’t exactly shaking in its boots. Marriott added 19 all-inclusive Carribean resorts to its portfolio earlier this year, putting the hotel company on track to be one of the largest global operators in the sector. Some in the travel orbit saw this as a shot across the bow, given Marriott’s emphasis on the power its branding and loyalty program might bring to the sector.