Marriott International’s world-class luxury hotel brand JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts has significantly expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region.

Marriott International’s world-class luxury hotel brand JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts has significantly expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region with recent openings and plans to open additional properties in the coming months.

The latest additions include the recently opened 454-room JW Marriott Hotel Chongqing, in the city’s central downtown district; the 356-room JW Marriott Hotel Shenzhen Bao’an, set to welcome guests in the centre of Shenzhen Bao’an district in Q1 of 2015 of this year; the 585-room JW Marriott Hotel Mumbai Sahar, scheduled to open close to the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in the first quarter; and the 1,015-room JW Marriott Hotel Macau, forecasted to open its doors in the heart of Cotai within the city’s new integrated Galaxy Macau in the second quarter.

“Asia is one of the fastest growing and most important regions for JW Marriott. Since opening the JW Marriott Hong Kong in 1989, we have been committed to building striking hotels that promise beautiful design and a memorable guest experience, delivering our signature intuitive service that speaks to this key area of the world,” said vice president and global brand manager, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Mitzi Gaskins.

“We are a very global brand. Currently 60 per cent of our portfolio is located outside the US and we are proud to say that by 2020, 45 of our anticipated 105 properties will be in Asia.”

The brand currently operates a portfolio of 28 hotels and resorts in the region, with 11 in China and seven in India. The global brand portfolio is expected to include 105 properties around the world by 2020, including 25 in the Asia Pacific region.

The brand also has plans to further expand into new markets in Chengdu, Xi’an, Guangzhou and Dalian in China; Kolkata in India; Jakarta in Indonesia; and Phuket in Thailand.