Global Highlights

In the U.S., we ended 2013 with more than 22,000 hotel rooms under construction, representing the largest hotel construction pipeline in the industry
Marriott operates or franchises one of every five new hotel rooms that opened in the U.S. in 2013
Announced the anticipated openings of AC Hotels by Marriott in The Americas
Key Openings: Cali Marriott (Colombia); Courtyard^® by Marriott Leon at the Poliforum (Mexico); SpringHill Suites^® New York Midtown Manhattan/Fifth Avenue; Courtyard/Residence Inn^® Manhattan/Central Park; The Ritz-Carlton^®, Aruba; Epicurean Hotel, Autograph Collection^® (Tampa, Fla.)
Regional Awards: Marriott Hotels^® of Canada – Canada’s 50 Best Employers List; JW Marriott^® (Cusco) – Honored as #1 by Great Place to Work Institute in Peru; Best Business Hotel Chain in North America: Marriott Hotels – Business Traveller

We signed agreements to add 78 new hotels and more than 22,000 rooms in the region, an industry-leading pace among upper-upscale and luxury operators
The first Fairfield by Marriott℠ introduced in Asia is in Bengaluru, India; Twelve additional Fairfield by Marriott hotels are in development in India
Key Openings: JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi; Tokyo Marriott> Hotel; The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore; The Prince Sakura Tower Tokyo, Autograph Collection; Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong Sha Tin
Regional Awards: CRF Institute – China’s Top Employers; Human Capital Management Magazine – China Talent Management Award; The Economic Times (India) & The Great Places to Work Institute; Best Companies to Work for 2013 – Marriott International in India

Since 2010, 27,000 new rooms and five new brands announced in Europe including Moxy^SM, the new affordable lifestyle brand
The number of hotels signed annually in Europe has doubled since 2010
Three iconic lifestyle hotel launches in London in 2013: the much acclaimed London EDITION^® hotel and two Autograph Collection properties, Threadneedles and St Ermins
Key Openings: Hotel am Steinplatz, Autograph Collection (Berlin); Renaissance^® Izmir; Courtyard by Marriott European prototype in Aberdeen, Scotland
Regional Awards: 25 Best Big Companies to Work For – The Sunday Times; 100 Best Companies to Work For in Portugal (The Ritz-Carlton Penha Longa Resort) – Accenture and EXAME magazine; Star Award 2013 “Sustainable Hotel of the Future” – Vienna Marriott

Announced plan to acquire Protea Hospitality Holdings, which we expect will nearly double our distribution in the Middle East and Africa to more than 23,000 rooms
Expanded job partnership for young African Women through the Akilah Institute
Key Openings: Courtyard by Marriott Jazan; Renaissance Cairo Mirage City Hotel
Regional Award: World’s Best Multinational Workplaces, Great Place to Work Institute, #1 for Women to Work, #1 Best Millennial Employer and 2nd, Best Employer (Middle East and Africa); 2013 Caterer Global Best Hotel Group Employer of the Year

2013 In Review