Marriott marks 20 years in Asia
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Marriott International will officially celebrate its 20th anniversary in Asia on 27 February with plans to expand its portfolio by a further 57 properties, or 15,510 rooms, in the next four years. According to Marriott, the growth will create more than 15,000 new jobs in the hospitality sector across Asia.
All of the new hotels, most of which have been previously announced, will be operated under long-term management contracts, spanning the company’s luxury JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton, upscale Marriott and Renaissance, and upper moderately priced Courtyard brands and its Marriott Executive Apartments brand for extended stay travellers.
“In just two decades, we have achieved substantial growth in Asia and generated tremendous awareness, customer preference and owner acceptance for our hotel brands throughout the region,” said Ed Fuller, Marriott’s President & Managing Director for International Lodging.
Among Marriott-branded properties opening in Asia over the next 48 months are 21 hotels in China, 24 in India and eight in Thailand. Additionally, Marriott will open its first property in the Maldives and its first Courtyard-branded hotel in South Korea in 2010 and will introduce its JW Marriott brand in Vietnam in 2013.
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