JW Marriott is an American luxury

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brand owned by

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History

The JW Marriott brand was established in 1984, with the opening of the first hotel in

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It was named as a tribute to J.W. Marriott, the founder of

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. In 1989, Hong Kong was the destination for the overseas launch. Europe and the Middle East followed in 1993. As a general guide within the Marriott hierarchy, the brand competes in the luxury area, below the

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, but above the traditional Marriott and

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brands. The JW Marriott Jakarta experienced terrorist bombings in 2003 and 2009. In the 2003 attack, a car bomb explosion outside the lobby killed 12 and injured 150, mainly Indonesians. Despite extensive damage, the hotel reopened five weeks later. In the 2009 attack, a bomb in a small breakfast room caused six deaths. An unexploded bomb in a guest room failed to detonate.

Accommodations

Historical

From 2015

Properties

As of April 2023, there are 100 hotels and resorts with 42,602 rooms open and operating, in addition to 40 hotels with 17,041 rooms in the pipeline, under the brand:

References

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