Press Release: Marriott International
September 6, 2000
SEOUL -- Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) announced September 1 that it has been named to manage the new
371-room JW Marriott Hotel Mumbai in India, which is scheduled to open next year.
The hotel is being developed by Juhu Beach Resorts Private Ltd., a special purpose company formed by the Raheja
Group and Mecca Properties Development Private Ltd., both of which are deeply involved in commercial real estate
development in India.
The JW Marriott Hotel Mumbai will be located on Juhu Beach, approximately 20 kilometers north of the Mumbai central
business district and 15 kilometers southwest of the international airport. Juhu is one of Mumbai’s premier residential
areas, as well as home to many of India’s famous film stars.
When opened, it will be the first JW Marriott Hotel in India and 19th in Marriott International’s JW Marriott Hotel
portfolio. JW Marriott Hotels are targeted toward business and leisure travelers who require a higher level of
comfort and service than is generally provided by upscale hotels.
“We are delighted to enter the Mumbai travel market with a JW Marriott Hotel and to see our presence in India grow,”
said Ed Fuller, president and managing director of international lodging for Marriott International.
“I am proud of my association with Marriott and proud to launch one of Marriott’s most prestigious brands in India,”
said Mr. Raheja of the Raheja Group.
For dining and recreation, the JW Marriott Hotel Mumbai will have three restaurants and a lobby lounge and bar
offering nightly entertainment. Other amenities will include an exclusive club that will cater to hotel guests
and private members. It will have a full health club and day spa, three squash courts, a tennis court, billiards
room, indoor game room and prestigious club restaurant and lounge.
Other amenities will include 67 executive floor guest rooms and lounge, retail shops, outdoor swimming pool, travel
and limousine desk, and underground parking for 63 automobiles.
For conferences and social events, the JW Marriott Hotel Mumbai will have 1,210 square meters of flexible space,
including a 670-square-meter ballroom that is divisible into three sections; four additional meeting rooms, two
of which can be divided into two sections; and a 70-square-meter board room.
In India, the Marriott lodging presence currently consists of the following hotels:
JW Marriott Hotels are currently operating in Dubai, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Seoul, Mexico City, Quito
and in four U.S. cities (Atlanta; Houston; Oahu, Hawaii; and Washington, D.C.)
Scheduled to open within the next 18 months are the following JW Marriott Hotels:
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading worldwide hospitality company with over 2,000 operating units
in the United States and 57 other countries and territories. Marriott Lodging operates and franchises hotels under
the Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Ramada
International brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott, Ritz-Carlton and
Horizons brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its ExecuStay
by Marriott division; and operates conference centers. Other Marriott businesses include senior living communities
and services, wholesale food distribution, procurement services, and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC. The company
is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 149,000 employees. In fiscal year 1999, Marriott International
reported systemwide sales of $17.7 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit us at www.marriott.com.
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Contact: June Farrell
Tel: (301) 380-7796 in Washington
Fax: (301) 380-4684 in Washington
E-Mail: june.farrell@marriott.com
SOURCE: Marriott International