BETHESDA,
Md., June 6, 2011 --
Marriott International's (NYSE: MAR) signature brand, Marriott Hotels & Resorts,
announced today its global pipeline of nearly 50 new hotels and resorts
to open in the next four years, representing a multi-billion dollar
investment in the brand by owners and franchisees worldwide. With more
than 500 hotels and 180,000 rooms currently open in 54 countries,
Marriott Hotels & Resorts is the company's most widely distributed
brand, with a concentration of hotels in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Europe,
China and Mexico. Hotels under development will be
mostly in emerging business and leisure destinations, with 24 hotels in
the Asia/Pacific region, nine in the Middle East/Africa,
four in Europe and 12 in the Americas.
"We are thrilled to announce this major growth trajectory of
new hotels, each with its own unique design and sense of place but the
same high standard of service and amenities that Marriott Hotels &
Resorts provides to discerning and high-achieving business, meeting and
leisure travelers worldwide," said Paul Cahill,
senior vice president, brand management for Marriott Hotels &
Resorts. "Look for our hotels and resorts in many emerging business and
leisure destinations, such as Jaipur, Cartagena,
Algiers, Marrakech, Accra (Ghana),
Kigali (Rwanda)
and Vietnam."
The brand is also featuring new designs to its lobbies,
restaurants, fitness facilities and guest rooms. The most remarkable
new amenity is the new, reinvented Marriott Hotels & Resorts lobby.
The social center of every hotel, this versatile, multi-purpose space
allows guests to meet friends and colleagues, grab a bite to eat, plug
in their devices and work either in small groups or alone but still be
close to the action – any time of the day or night.
The following six hotels are expected to open this year:
- The 295-room Shanghai Marriott Luwan, opening this
month on the Huangpu River in the popular Luwan district, is close to
Xintiandi and surrounded by parks, shopping complexes, office buildings
and the Mercedes Benz Arena. Most guest rooms have a breathtaking river
view; hotel amenities include six restaurants and lounges, 24-hour
health club, and 1,510 sq m/16,300 sq ft of meeting space.
- The 364-room Jaipur Marriott Hotel opens this
month, Marriott International's first hotel in Jaipur, the capital of
Rajasthan. Jaipur is known as the Pink City and recognized as one of
the 10 most beautiful cities of India.
The Jaipur Marriott will have the largest room inventory in the city,
seven restaurants and a nightclub, a signature Quan spa, and the
largest ballroom in India, measuring
3,395 sq m/43,000 sq ft.
- The five-star, 720-room Shanghai Marriott Hotel City
Centre opens this summer, a major addition to the city's finest
meeting and convention hotels, with more than 2,000 sq m/22,000 sq ft
of dedicated event space in the heart of downtown, within walking
distance to Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, People's Square and the
Bund. Other amenities: five restaurants and lounges and fitness center
and spa.
- The 319-room Guangzhou Marriott Hotel Tianhe opens
this fall, is located in the Tianhe district of Guangzhou, China's third largest city just
75 miles northeast of Hong Kong. The
new hotel will have three restaurant outlets, lobby lounge, 1,200 sq
m/13,000 sq ft of meeting facilities, and a spacious fitness center .
- The 199-room Rayong Marriott Resort & Spa, opening
in late fall, is expected to put Rayong on the map as a new,
international leisure destination. Situated on the Gulf of Thailand, Rayong has lush forests,
waterfalls, botanical gardens and spectacular beaches. Guest rooms and
villas at the resort will have panoramic views of the Gulf of Thailand, and amenities include four
restaurants, a lobby lounge, 880 sq m/9,500 sq ft of meeting space, a
fitness center and spa, kid's club and a water sports pavilion.
- The 392-room Haikou Marriott Resort and Spa opens
late fall, as part of the new Hainan International Conference &
Exhibition Center, located on the west coast of Hainan
Island in the capital of China's
Hainan province. Haikou is Hainan's hub for commercial, leisure,
tourist activity and high-end residential. The hotel will offer three
restaurants, lobby bar and lounge, 1,351 sq m/14,500 sq ft meeting
space, a fitness center, spa and tennis courts
Breaking New Ground
Marriott Hotels & Resorts expects to grow in emerging
business and leisure travel destinations around the globe. In the Asia/Pacific, these include Nha Trang , on Vietnam's central coast, with one of the
world's most beautiful bays; Hoi An ,
at Cua Dai Beach on the South China Sea in Vietnam,
in close proximity to three UNESCO World Heritage sites and Da Nang International Airport; and Xi'an, in mid-west China, one of Four Great Ancient Capitals,
and home to the famous Terracotta Army, dating back to 210 B.C., and discovered in Xi'an.
In the South America,
Marriott properties are under development in Cartagena, Colombia,
on the Caribbean Sea, and in Guyana's
capital city of Georgetown.
In Europe, hotels are under
development in Espoo, Finland's
second largest city, and one of the fastest growing areas in the EU,
just 10 minutes' drive from Helsinki;
in dynamic and modern Krasnodar, Russia,
situated on the River Kuban, 120 km north of the Black Sea; and in Skopje, Macedonia's
ancient political, economic and cultural center with a mix of cultures
-- from Roman to Byzantine, Ottoman to Yugoslav.
In the Middle East/Africa, Marriott Hotels & Resorts are
planned for Algiers ; in Accra, Marriott International's first
hotel in Ghana and in sub-Saharan
Africa; in Marrakech, one of the four imperial cities in Morocco, dating back to the ninth century;
and in Kigali, the company's
first in Rwanda, with a fast growing
knowledge-based economy and a niche in eco-tourism.
Development Pipeline
The Americas (12 hotels)
- 223-room Marriott Mexico City – Santa
Fe, Mexico (2012)
- 425-room Chicago Marriott Naperville, USA (2012)
- 200-room Milwaukee Marriott Downtown, USA (2012)
- 278-room Cartagena Marriott Hotel, Colombia (2013)
- 201-room Marriott Hotel Georgetown, Guyana (2013)
- 250-room Atlanta Marriott Sugarloaf Parkway, USA (2013)
- 232-room Marriott Memphis Southeast, USA (2013)
- 284-room Peoria Marriott Downtown, USA (2013)
- 1,175-room Washington Marriott Marquis, USA (2014)
- 252-room Louisville Marriott Southeast, USA (2014)
- 17-room Cartegena Marriott Residence, Colombia (2014)
- 306-room St. Kitts-Marriott Residences at Frigate Bay,
Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015)
Asia/Pacific (24 hotels)
- 295-room Shanghai Marriott Luwan, China
(2011)
- 720-room Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Centre, China (2011)
- 319-room Guangzhou Marriott Hotel Tianhe, China (2011)
- 365-room Jaipur Marriott Hotel, India
(2011)
- 199-room Rayong Marriott Resort & Spa, Thailand (2011)
- 392-room Haikou Marriott Resort and Spa, China (2012)
- 328-room Shanghai Marriott Jinqiao Pudong, China (2012)
- 418-room Wuxi Marriott Hotel, China
(2012)
- 324-room Bangalore Marriott Hotel Whitefield, India (2012)
- 320-room Xi'an Marriott Hotel, China
(2012)
- 261-room Mumbai Marriott Hotel Kurla (2012)
- 310-room Marriott Zhuhai/Jida, China
(2012)
- 280-room Nha Trang Marriott Hotel, Vietnam (2012)
- 118-room Mulu Marriott Resort, Malaysia
(2012)
- 114-room Marriott Residences Koh Samui at Laem Set Beach, Thailand (2012)
- 300-room Bangalore Marriott Golf Resort & Convention
Center, India (2013)
- 354-room Shenzhen Marriott Hotel West, China (2013)
- 155-room Koh Samui Marriott Resort & Spa at Laem Set
Beach, Thailand (2013)
- 250-room Hoi An Marriott Resort & Spa, Vietnam (2013)
- 445-room Marriott Resort Xiangshui Bay, Sanya, China (2014)
- 280-room Yiwu Marriott Hotel, China
(2014)
- 350-room Marriott Noida, India
(2014)
- 400-room Hangzhou Marriott Hotel Qianjiang,
China (2014)
- 330-room Shanghai Marriott Hotel Minhang, China (2014)
Europe (4 hotels)
- 224-room Krasnodar Marriott Hotel, Russia (2012)
- 152-room Marriott Amburan Beach, Baku,
Azerbaijan (2013)
- 272-room Marriott Helsinki Espoo, Finland
(2013)
- 180-room Marriott Hotel Skopje,
Macedonia (2013)
Middle East/Africa (9 hotels)
- 254-room Kigali Marriott Hotel, Rwanda (2012)
- 294-room Sahl Haseesh Marriott Beach Resort, Egypt (2012)
- 209-room Accra Marriott Hotel, Ghana
(2013)
- 540-room Makkah Marriott Hotel, Saudi
Arabia (2014)
- 315-room Abu Dhabi Marriott Hotel, United Arab Emirates (2014)
- 222-room Algiers Marriott Hotel, Algeria
(2014)
- 355-room Dubai Marriott Hotel Health Care City, United Arab Emirates (2014)
- 187-room Marrakech Marriott Hotel, Morocco (2015)
- 248-room Sharjah Marriott Resort, United
Arab Emirates (2015)
Marriott Hotels & Resorts is Marriott
International's signature and most widely distributed brand, with more
than 500 hotels and resorts in 54 countries. Marriott continues to
inspire performance and a balanced life on the road for discerning and
high-achieving business and leisure travelers, offering warm,
professional service; sophisticated yet functional guest room design;
lobby spaces that facilitate working, dining and socializing;
restaurants and bars serving international cuisine prepared simply and
from the freshest ingredients; meeting and event spaces and services
that are gold standard; and expansive, 24-hour fitness facilities. All
Marriott hotels participate in the award winning Marriott Rewards
frequent travel program that allows members to earn hotel points or
airline miles for every dollar spent during each stay. For more
information, visit www.MarriottHotels.com.
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Note on forward-looking
statements: This press release
contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of federal
securities laws, including statements concerning the number of lodging
properties we expect to add in the future, the locations of those
properties, the year in which particular properties will open, and
similar statements concerning anticipated future events and
expectations that are not historical facts. We caution you that these
statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to
numerous risks and uncertainties, including those we identify below and
other risk factors that we identify in Marriott International, Inc.'s
most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q. These risks include changes
in market conditions; the continuation and pace of the economic
recovery; supply and demand changes for hotel rooms; competitive
conditions in the lodging industry; relationships with clients and
property owners; and the availability of capital to finance hotel
growth and refurbishment. Any of these factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from the expectations we express or imply
in this press release. We make these forward-looking statements as of
the date of this press release, and undertake no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
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