Marriott International expands luxury portfolio in Asia Pacific region

Marriott International has confirmed plans to expand its luxury footprint in the Asia Pacific region, with 14 new hotels expected to join the collection by 2023.

The hotel group, which currently operates 156 high-end hotels in Asia Pacific, said the planned additions highlight the strategic growth of its luxury hotel portfolio in the region.

Under The Ritz-Carlton brand, the group will open The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka in Japan and The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne in Australia (pictured) in 2023. The brand’s Ritz Carlton Reserve arm also aims to open its fourth estate in Asia Pacific in the Chinese valley of Jiuzhaigou next year.

Elsewhere, The St. Regis will welcome The St. Regis Jakarta in Indonesia later this year and is also slated to make its debut in Goa with a 49-acre beachfront property.

W Hotels will expand its portfolio with properties in Macau and Sydney opening in 2023. The latter, W Sydney in Darling Harbour, will mark the brand’s third hotel in Australia.

Four new hotels are expected to join the Marriott International portfolio under the JW Marriott brand, including JW Marriott Khao Lak Resort Suites and JW Marriott Jeju Resort & Spa in 2022 and JW Marriott Goa Vagator and JW Marriott Hotel Xi’an in 2023.

Edition is also expected to grow its footprint in the region in 2023. The brand is slated to welcome a second location in Japan, The Tokyo Edition, Ginza, as well as its first property in south-east Asia, The Singapore Edition.

Meanwhile, the Bulgari Hotel Tokyo is expected to open in 2023 in a new ultra-skyscraper near Tokyo Station. The property will feature 98 guest rooms including a Bulgari Suite, as well as famed dining venues Ristorante Niko Romito and Hoseki Restaurant.

Earlier this year, The Luxury Collection portfolio also welcomed ITC Narmada, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Ahmedabad in western India.

Bart Buiring, chief sales and marketing officer of Asia Pacific at Marriott International, said: "Today’s luxury traveller is looking for authentic experiences that are personalised, thoughtful and uniquely meaningful.

"Our current portfolio of highly distinctive brands is well-positioned to meet the evolving needs of travellers, and these expected additions reflect our optimism for the future of luxury travel.”