Marriott signs seven new hotels in China
25 May 2010
Marriott International has signed management agreements for seven additional hotels in China and plans to double its presence in China in the next five years.
Marriott said it expects to have 60 hotels open across six brands in the country by year-end 2010, including eight under its luxury Ritz-Carlton brand.
“China is arguably the world’s most compelling tourism market today. Its buoyant tourism industry will host 2.1 billion domestic and international tourists this year, an increase of 12% over 2009. Within the next 10 years, China is expected to be the world’s single largest source of international tourism and its number-one travel destination,” said J.W. Marriott Jr., chairman and CEO of Marriott International.
“We are excited to be part of this dynamic growth …and we are tremendously pleased to add these seven properties to our pipeline in China. We look forward to expanding our presence in our signature full-service and Courtyard brands,” he added.
The seven newly-signed hotels are: the 320-room JW Marriott Hotel Dalian, slated for opening in 2013; the 507-room Renaissance Sanya Resort & Spa, to open in 2011; the 269-room Renaissance Zhuhai Hotel (2013); the 260-room Courtyard by Marriott Fuzhou Hotel (2013); the 350-room Hangzhou Marriott Hotel (2014); and the 330-room Shanghai Marriott Hotel Minhang.
