Marriott plans 21 new hotels in Asia

HONG KONG: Hotel group Marriott International announced yesterday it was planning 21 new hotels in Asia, despite the impact of the global economic slowdown on travel and demand.

The company has 37 hotels under construction across the region, meaning that it will have built 58 new hotels by 2013, creating 24,000 jobs.

The 21 newly announced hotels include two luxury JW Marriott hotels in China, 10 Marriott hotels in China, the Philippines and Thailand, two Renaissance Hotels in China and seven Courtyard hotels in Cambodia, China and India.

By AFP