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Marriott plans to open more than 1,700 hotels by 2021
Marriott International has announced plans to open more than 1,700 hotels around the world by 2021 as part of its three-year growth plan.
The hotel group plans to add between 275,000 and 295,000 rooms by 2021, supported by the strength of its record 478,000-room pipeline, including roughly 214,000 rooms already under construction. Marriott have said its new room openings during this period could contribute $400m (£303m) in fee revenue in 2021.
