Marriott International has opened its 10,000th hotel, the JW Marriott Ranthambore Resort & Spa in India, as the company approaches its 100th anniversary.
The resort is situated near Ranthambore National Park and offers 127 accommodations, including private villas, guestrooms and suites. The opening was marked with associates and company leaders, including David Marriott, Chairman of the Board and Rajeev Menon, President, Asia Pacific excluding China, along with resort owner Nilesh Gadhiya and the Gadhiya family.
“Marriott was founded 99 years ago as a nine-seat root beer stand and as of today, has grown into a global portfolio of 10,000 properties spanning 146 countries and territories. I’m immensely proud of this tremendous milestone, made possible by our global teams and the owners who continue to place their trust in Marriott brands,” said Marriott International President and CEO Anthony Capuano. “Marking this accomplishment with a property carrying the JW Marriott brand is especially meaningful given its naming after our co-founder, J. Willard Marriott. He and Alice S. Marriott built an incredible legacy of opportunity, service, and innovation that we’re privileged to carry forward.”
The JW Marriott brand now comprises more than 130 properties globally. Marriott’s luxury portfolio spans seven brands representing nearly 700 properties across 74 countries and territories.
Recent openings across the portfolio include the St. Regis Budapest, marking the brand’s debut in Hungary within the historic Klotild Palace; the Westin Playa Vallarta, Westin’s first all-inclusive property in Mexico; Artik Suzhou, Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy, marking the brand’s debut in Greater China; and StudioRes by Marriott Greensboro Airport in North Carolina, developed using modular construction and opened in May.
Marriott International operates properties across 146 countries and territories.