Marriott to triple in size in Europe by 2020

Marriott International expects to triple in size in Europe by 2020 (since 2010), following a record year of new development in 2014.

In 2010 the company had 40,000 rooms operating in Europe and by 2020 it expects to have 150,000 signed or opened.

Amy McPherson, president and managing director, Marriott International, Europe commented: “Since 2010, we have been focused on developing strong brands across all tiers to meet different customer needs and we are seeing incredible momentum with over 34,000 new rooms opened or signed by the end of 2014.

“This includes the introduction of four new luxury lifestyle brands to Europe, Autograph Collection, AC Hotels by Marriott, EDITION and Moxy Hotels.

“Currently, we anticipate opening an additional 9000 rooms by the end of 2016 and over half of these rooms are positioned in the luxury lifestyle portfolio.

“This includes Autograph Collection which is such a huge success story for Europe, with almost 1500 new rooms expected to join the collection this year.

“We are also excited about the JW Marriott Venice opening this month – a luxury destination retreat located on its own island in the Venice lagoon.”

Marriott Europe expects more than 70% of its new rooms to come from select service and luxury lifestyle brands including Moxy Hotels, Courtyard, AC Hotels and Residence Inn since these resonate with business travellers and millennials.

Moxy Hotels is expected to see the most growth with an anticipated 25,000 signed rooms by 2020 followed by Courtyard with an expected 11,000 rooms.

On a regional level, Eastern and Western Europe expect to see the strongest growth over the next two years with more than 50% of pipeline growth.

By year end 2016, more than 1000 rooms are expected to open in Russia and JW Marriott Bodrum, Turkey will open in spring this year, the seventh JW Marriott hotel in Europe.

In Western Europe, nearly 3000 rooms are slated to open in the next two years with strong growth expected from Autograph Collection.

In the UK & Ireland, the growth of Moxy Hotels includes over 1000 anticipated rooms in 2016 including three hotels in London and one in Aberdeen.

Central Europe should see around 25% of development pipeline growth and will also be a strong market for Moxy Hotels, with 1200 rooms expected to open by end 2016.

The expansion in Europe is part of Marriott International’s global growth strategy, which includes having one million rooms open or in its development pipeline by the end of 2015.

Marriott International currently has 4100 properties in 79 countries and territories and reported revenues of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year 2014.