Marriott International to Develop 20 Hotels in Mexico

Marriott International’s presence in Mexico is about to get a whole lot bigger with the announcement that the company is partnering with FibraHotel, a hotel owner, to open 20 hotels throughout the country by 2016.

Marriott is so optimistic about a hotel development in Mexico that it opened a development office in Mexico City. The office is run by Alonso Burgos, the company’s director of development for Mexico.

“In the past five years we have seen a strong emerging Mexican middle class eager to travel,” said Craig S. Smith, president of the Caribbean and Latin America at Marriott (pictured above), in a statement. “Economists predict that by 2020, Mexico’s economy will be among the 10 largest in the world, truly reinforcing the fact that we are living the Mexican Moment.”

FibraHotel’s portfolio of properties includes 49 hotels and 6,500 rooms in 22 Mexican states.

Source: Travel Daily News