Marriott Adding Brands and Properties in India
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- Marriott International will be adding about 13-14 hotels in India under different brands in the next 12 months.
- Hong Kong has continued to loosen Covid restrictions, now targeting eventgoers.
- Hilton announced the signing of an agreement with Wondergrain Exports Private Limited to launch DoubleTree by Hilton Amritsar.
Hong Kong has continued to loosen Covid restrictions, now targeting eventgoers. The New York Times gave them publicity on this, telling them no sweat if you test positive for Covid in Hong Kong. Things like bankers being allowed to leave on a private jet if they test positive, tech executives dining in private rooms and rugby watchers allowed to eat in the stands is a bit different than what ordinary Chinese or Hong Kong residents go through. If you believe the stock markets, China’s government is loosening up restrictions while still having their officials toe the line on Zero-Covid. We’ll see who is correct in another month or so.
Marriott International will be adding about 13-14 hotels in India under different brands in the next 12 months. Marriott currently manages about 134 properties under different brands in the country. They have about 60 agreements for hotels to open in the future. The VP of South & East India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka sa
