New U.S. Hotel Openings Up for 2016 with Marriott Leading Q2 with 53 Hotels
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. August 30, 2016 - Lodging Econometrics (LE) reports that 902 Hotels/101,454 Rooms are expected to open in the United States by the close of 2016, up from 736 Hotels/82,074 Rooms opened in 2015.
Through the second quarter of 2016, 380 Hotels/42,798 Rooms have already opened, with another 522 Hotels/58,656 Rooms forecast for the remaining two quarters. LE forecasts that New Hotel Openings will jump to 1,099 Hotels/120,418 Rooms in 2017.
Marriott has the most New Hotel Openings of any franchise company in the second quarter of 2016 with 53 Hotels/5,959 Rooms. Fairfield Inn is Marriott's top brand for New Hotel Openings with 18 Hotels/1,704 Rooms. Following is Courtyard with 12 Hotels/1,556 Rooms and TownePlace Suites with 8 Projects/763 Rooms. SpringHill Suites & Residence Inn are next with 7 New Hotel Openings each. These five brands make up 98% of all newly opened Marriott hotels in the second quarter.
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Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a global leading lodging company based in Bethesda,Maryland, USA, with more than 4,200 properties in 80 countries and territories. Marriott International reported revenues of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year 2014. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 19 brands, including: The Ritz-Carlton®, BVlgari®, EDITION®, JW Marriott®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels, Marriott Hotels®, Delta Hotels and Resorts®, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, Gaylord Hotels®, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Courtyard®, Residence Inn®, SpringHill Suites®, Fairfield Inn & Suites®, TownePlace Suites®, Protea Hotels® and MoxyHotels®. Marriott has been consistently recognized as a top employer and for its superior business ethics. The company also manages the award-winning guest loyalty program, Marriott Rewards® and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® program, which together surpass 50 million members. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at 
