Marriott’s Plans for Homesharing, Malls, and All-Inclusive Resorts
Photo Credit: The Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho opened in Japan earlier this year. Marriott's global chief development officer, Anthony Capuano, said Japan is one market the hospitality company is eyeing for future growth and expansion. Marriott International
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Marriott is already dabbling in tours and activities, homesharing, and cruising and soon, potentially, all-inclusive resorts. So, what's next? Aviation?
[caption id="attachment_288797" align="alignright" width="400"] Anthony Capuano, Marriott International’s executive vice president and global chief development officer / Source: Marriott International[/caption]
Since Marriott International acquired Starwood Hotels & Resorts for a $13.3 billion in 2016, the company — now considered to be the world's largest hotel company — has been on a roll.
Just recently, Marriott announced an all-time record pipeline of nearly 465,000 new hotel rooms getting ready to open worldwide. In the first quarter of 2018 alone, the company signed contracts for nearly 20,000 rooms.
Leading Marriott's global development team and its push for expansion and growth through more hotels is global chief development officer and executive vice president Anthony Capuano, a 23-year veteran with the company who was appointed global chief development officer in 2009.
Skift recently spoke with Capuano in our New York City office to discuss a variety of
