Marriott to Open New 209-Room Hotel in Mexico’s Tijuana in May
Marriott International, Inc. will add a 209-room hotel in Tijuana, Mexico under a franchise agreement with Turismo Tijuana, S.A. de C.V., a subsidiary of the Diaz Group, a large Mexican holding company.
The hotel recently underwent an extensive renovation and is currently operating under Diaz Group’s proprietary name, Emporio Hotels. It will be re-branded the Tijuana Marriott Hotel in May 2007, following completion of some interior work to meet Marriott brand standards, and will be the second Marriott International hotel in Tijuana.
The hotel is situated in the Colonia Aviacion district of Tijuana, close to Zona Rio, the city’s financial and business district, next to one of Tijuana’s premier country clubs and golf courses.
“We’re delighted by our growing multi-brand portfolio of hotels in Mexico,” said Ed Fuller, president and managing director of international lodging at Marriott. “With the addition of this impressive hotel, we will have 14 hotels and six brands available to travelers when they make their travel plans to Mexico.”
Mr. Fuller indicated that the Marriott hotel portfolio in Mexico encompasses the company’s luxury deluxe brands, JW Marriott and The Ritz-Carlton; the upper moderate Courtyard brand; the Fairfield Inn for upper economy travelers; and Residence Inn hotels for extended stay guests. “We’re confident that the Tijuana Marriott will be an instant success among business and leisure travelers,” he added.
For conferences and social events, the Tijuana Marriott will have 951 square meters of space including a 463-square meter ballroom, a 269-square meter junior ballroom, and 5 additional meeting rooms in varying configurations.
Marriott International, a leading lodging company with more than 2,800 lodging properties in the United States and 67 other countries and territories, will open the 200-room Courtyard by Marriott Cancun International Airport in Mexico in 2008.
