Marriott will expand, but later

Hotel chain Marriott is planning to expand on the Romanian market, but is not in talks with any local hotel for the time being, Franz Ferschke, Marriott International Inc. VP for Europe told Ziarul Financiar. “I believe there are plenty of opportunities on this market, but I do not know of any talks being carried with Romanian companies at the moment,” Ferschke said. He specified Marriott was not planning to acquire a hotel, offering a management contract or a franchise instead. The international chain is present in Romanian through the five-star Bucharest Marriott Grand Hotel, but the company owns other brands as well, such as Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard Ramada and Fairfield Inn. ZF