Marriott Hotels opens first property in South Central China

Marriott International celebrated the recent opening of its first hotel under its flagship Marriott Hotels in Hunan Province, South-central China. The Zhuzhou Marriott Hotel offers 311 elegantly designed guest rooms, upscale restaurants and superlative wedding and conferencing facilities in the thriving city of Zhuzhou.

"We are proud to open the company’s 80th Marriott International hotel across six brands in China and to bring the total number of properties in China under our flagship Marriott Hotels brand to 20. Our goal is to position Marriott International as the world’s favorite travel company in Asia Pacific. We achieve this by focusing on our customers and by continuing to innovate our products and services to meet the needs of Asia-Pacific- bound travelers,” said Henry Lee, Chief Operations Officer – Greater China of Marriott International.

With 500 hotels and resorts in nearly 60 countries around the world, Marriott Hotels is evolving travel through every aspect of the guest’s stay, enabling the next generation to travel brilliantly. Marriott International is a leading global lodging company based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, with more than 4,200 properties in 80 countries and territories and reported revenues of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year 2014.  The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 19 brands.