Marriott International has announced the signing of 21 management contracts for hotels and resorts in its Asia-Pacific Region, including major new properties in China.

Two luxury JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts-branded properties will open in Dalian and Sanya, joining nine previously announced JW Marriott hotels under construction, including hotels in Hanoi and the Maldives.

In addition the group is also opening ten full service, upscale Marriott Hotels & Resorts-branded properties including the 712-room Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Center, which opens at the end of 2009; two full-service, upscale Renaissance Hotels & Resorts-branded properties in China; and seven upper-moderately-priced Courtyard by Marriott hotels in China, Cambodia, and India.

(China Hospitality News September 28, 2009)