Marriott’s India Explosion: 150 Hotels, 200 Airports & 100+ Languages! Wowza!
KEY POINTS
- •John Toomey, Marriott’s chief commercial officer since 1996, is leading expansion in India.
- •Marriott plans over 150 new hotels across 90 cities, doubling its Indian presence.
- •India’s young affluent citizens and government infrastructure upgrades drive tourist growth.
- •The hotel chain launched 'Series by Marriott' to grow in smaller tier 2 and 3 cities.
John Toomey, Marriott's counting-all-the-airports Chief Commercial Officer since 1996, announced Marriott's mega-hype plan to double from 48 to 90 Indian cities, with 150+ hotels apparently springing from the ground like Bollywood dance routines. India’s young, affluent crowd fuels this hospitality bonanza featuring 115 'Series by Marriott' boutique-ish hotels starting May, promising more diversity than India’s 100+ languages. With 150 airports in 2024 (from 50 just a decade ago!) and plans for 200 more, Toomey reminds us India’s literally exploding — economy, democracy, and, well, almost its entire hospitality chain. That’s democracy doing somersaults right there!
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Marriott betting big in India with 150 hotels and 200 airports coming! Because nothing screams inclusivity like more branded hotels in a nation with 100+ languages and 28 states. Diversity much?
India’s growing hospitality scene: 150+ Marriott hotels planting flags like a global game of Risk on steroids.
From 50 to 150 airports in 10 years? Marriott’s not building hotels, they’re starting a nation-wide travel Olympics.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/26/2025 | Author: Kwan Wei Kevin Tan,Aditi Bharade
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