Marriott to double MEA workforce
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Marriott International plans to almost double its workforce in the Middle East and Africa over the next three years, according to Bloomberg.
It follows the firm’s US$14 billion purchase of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc, which saw Marriott become the world’s largest hotel operator.
The company expects to add 30,000 more people to its regional workforce of 41,000 as new properties are opened, Marriott’s regional president Alex Kyriakidis said earlier this week. About 6,000 of the new jobs will be in Dubai, which is the company’s largest market in the MEA region.
“Within three years, we are going to grow to 90,000 rooms and we are going to need another 30,000 associates,’’ across the region, Kyriakidis said at a press conference. “This company will be one of the most significant employers in the region and particularly in the UAE.’’
Marriott currently operates around 52,000 rooms in the region. Of those, 13,680 are in the UAE with 9,616 more in the pipeline. The company’s portfolio of 52 hotels will grow to 80 with 23,000 rooms by 2025, according to figures it provided.
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