Menon explained that the luxury hotel major sees opportunity in terms of growth as new destinations open up or become more accessible. “You will see our partners going and deploying much more of their development costs into these new destinations.”
He sees “great opportunity” and is optimistic over the booming religious tourism in the country, underscoring that Marriott is in talks of bringing luxury hotels to several key religious destinations in the country.
“We will open the Katra Marriott, which is on its way to Vaishno Devi. We have a number of hotels already operating in Amritsar. We signed a (deal for a) Marriott hotel in Ayodhya last year,” Menon said.
He pointed out that Marriott is in talks with its partners in terms of other pilgrim destinations across the country and as these deals get signed, it will make announcements.
Marriott is the largest operator of rooms in India, with over 28,000 rooms open in 148 hotels and other 75-odd projects under construction, according to…
