LONDON—Marriott International in Europe, a division of Marriott International Inc. has revealed that it will double in size once its acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is complete. In Europe, the company will reach more than 123,000 opened or signed rooms when Marriott’s 61,000 open rooms join with Starwood’s 40,500 open rooms and the combined pipeline of 21,500 rooms.
Amy McPherson, president and managing director, Marriott International, Europe commented, “It’s been an extraordinary time for Marriott. We signed more than 10,000 new rooms in 2015 for the first time in our history, doubling in size since 2010. Added to this unprecedented growth was the announcement of our Starwood acquisition, which is expected to close in mid-2016. Our momentum is incredible.”
Marriott’s Autograph Collection, a group of independent hotels, is slated to open four hotels in 2016 including two Roomers hotels in Germany. AC Hotels, the urban European design hotel brand, is expected to open 22 hotels globally and will launch in the U.K. for the first time in Manchester and Birmingham in May. Moxy Hotels, Marriott’s lifestyle economy brand, has five new hotels expected to open by the end of 2016 and at least nine new hotels open by end 2017. In addition, Courtyard Hotels is planning three new hotels in Edinburgh, Scotland; The Czech Republic and Brussels.
With more than 4,400 rooms scheduled to open this year, Marriott’s Central and Eastern regions should account for over 70% of Marriott’s total European development, according to the company.
Five new Marriott Hotels are expected to open in Germany, Belarus, Macedonia and Russia; and three new Moxy hotels will open in Germany, along with an AC Hotel in Mainz, Germany. Two new Marriott Hotels opened in the Netherlands earlier this year along with an AC Hotel in Marseille, France. In April, a new Renaissance property is expected to open in Paris, the Renaissance Paris Republique Hotel, situated in the Canal Saint Martin district.
In the U.K., the London Marriott Hotel County Hall and Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott Hotel, will complete major renovations by spring and the Moxy Hotels brand is expected to open its first U.K. hotel in Aberdeen, Scotland.