Marriott International plans to open about 100 properties in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, after 75 Marriott-branded hotels opened in the region in 2020, the company announced. The company surpassed 800 hotels in Asia-Pacific last year and added nearly 27,000 rooms to the region's development pipeline.
Greater China has led the global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and continues to do so, particularly in mainland China, where Marriott's third-quarter leisure bookings were up 25 percent year over year, according to the company. The 400th Marriott hotel in Greater China will be the JW Marriott Fengxian, expected to open in spring 2021. Additional openings this year planned for mainland China include the W Changsha, W Xiamen, St. Regis Qingdao, Sheraton Mianyang, Westin Nanjing Resort & Spa, and the Ritz-Carlton Reserve Jiuzhaigou.
Outside of Greater China, anticipated 2021 openings include the W Melbourne and the Luxury Collection's The Tasman in Hobart, Australia; the JW Marriott Jeju in South Korea; a Westin in Goa, India; and the W Osaka, as well as six additional Fairfield by Marriott hotels throughout Japan.