{"id":28545,"date":"2026-02-24T16:40:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/marriott-international-aims-to-be-present-in-all-785-india-districts-bets-big-on-tourism-growth\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T16:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:40:43","slug":"marriott-international-aims-to-be-present-in-all-785-india-districts-bets-big-on-tourism-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/marriott-international-aims-to-be-present-in-all-785-india-districts-bets-big-on-tourism-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Marriott International aims to be present in all 785 India districts, bets big on tourism growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>Marriott International aims to establish a brand presence in each of India\u2019s 785 districts. Rajeev Menon, President\u2013Asia Pacific (excluding China), told CNBC-TV18 that the company is focused on developing talent in every country it operates in and currently employs 35,000 associates in India. It plans to add 30,000 more associates over the next few years, including through internship programmes. Marriott has also partnered with hotel management institutes in Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Lucknow to nurture local talent as tourism ambassadors.<br \/>\nOn the impact of US tariffs, Menon said tourism thrives in times of peace and stability. He noted that India\u2019s broader economic growth and strong domestic travel will continue to drive the sector. Praising the government\u2019s infrastructure push across the country, he said improved air connectivity and rising incomes could fuel exponential tourism growth as India moves toward becoming the world\u2019s third-largest economy by FY30.<br \/>Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s vision of tourism contributing 10% to GDP by 2029, up from over 5% now, Menon stressed the need for sustained infrastructure investment and public-private partnerships to promote destinations nationwide. He highlighted visa policies, connectivity and infrastructure status for tourism as key enablers, saying this could help the industry access lower-cost loans and incentives.<br \/>Expressing optimism about Asia Pacific, he noted that the region is home to over 4 billion people\u2014more than 60% of the global population\u2014and will remain a tourism hotspot. While western travellers continue to visit the region, growing wealth within Asia is also boosting intra-regional travel and outbound tourism to the West.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/hospitality\/marriott-international-aims-to-be-present-in-all-785-india-districts-bets-big-on-tourism-growth-ws-l-19857082.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marriott International aims to establish a brand presence in each of India\u2019s 785 districts. Rajeev Menon, President\u2013Asia Pacific (excluding China), told CNBC-TV18 that the company is focused on developing talent in every country it operates in and currently employs 35,000 associates in India. It plans to add 30,000 more associates over the next few years,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}