Marriott International set to bring Moxy brand to India
Live MintAmerican hospitality firm Marriott International Inc., which runs Marriott Hotels and is the largest operator in India, will initially launch its “playful, young hotel brand ‘Moxy’ in Mumbai, Chennai, and Bengaluru, Neeraj Govil, Senior Vice President, Operations – Asia Pacific, Marriott International, said in an interview. According to hospitality consultancy Hotelivate, with approximately 21,000 rooms, Marriott International remains the number one hotel operator in the country. In the next two years, the company will open hotels in Goa, Vadodara, Trichy, Trivandrum, Amritsar, Rishikesh, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad, besides mid-priced brand Courtyard by Marriott in Mumbai. Late last year, it signed an agreement with the Prestige Group and DB Realty to launch the Marriott Marquis in New Delhi and St. Regis at Aerocity, which will be operational by 2025.