Marriott wants to double the number of its hotels in China .

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The U.S. hotel chain has announced plans to double the number of its hotels in China, where tourism is booming.

The U.S. hotel chain Marriott strengthens its presence in China where it already has 46 hotels. The group announced in a statement the signing of management agreements for seven new hotels in different regions of the Middle Kingdom. A total of 60 Marriott hotels aim by the end of the year under six different brands and 90 hotels by 2015.
China is already the largest market after the Marriott North America. But the CEO of Marriott, JW Marriott Jr., does not stop there: 'China is undoubtedly the most fascinating tourist market today, "he says. "The tourism industry growing hosting this year 2.1 billion national and international tourists, up 12% compared to 2009. Over the next ten next, China will be the first country of origin of tourists and the tourist destination ".
Other major hotel chains also have eyes on the Chinese market. Thus, Accor, which at the end last year's 86 hotels in China, now has 99 that his reservation site. The French group has also announced last month that most of its planned 1,800 new hotels will open by 2015 in Europe and Asia.