A team of top industry professionals has been appointed to launch the iconic, world-class luxury JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, which will open its doors to guests in the fourth quarter of this year. A symbol of the growing importance of Dubai at the centre of the global business crossroads, the 1,608-room hotel will open in two phases with the first section featuring 804 rooms and a number of world class restaurants, lounges and entertainment venues.

Marriott International, Inc. continues to grow its world-class luxury JW Marriott hotel brand with the opening of the 221-room JW Marriott Mexico City Santa Fe.

Marriott International’s world-class luxury hotel brand, JW Marriott, is opening its first hotel in Turkey, the JW Marriott Hotel Ankara, under a management agreement with Ozkar Insaat A.S. Also in Europe today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Ankara.

Marriott International, Inc officially opened the company’s first JW Marriott luxury hotel today in Bogota, Colombia. On-hand for the celebration were President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia, Rob Steigerwald, chief operations officer for the Southern region of the Americas for Marriott International and Ricardo Poma, president of Real Hotels & Resorts and Grupo Poma. The 264-room JW Marriott Bogota is operated under a franchise agreement with Real Hotels & Resorts of El Salvador.

Set on rolling hills featuring meandering creeks and live oak trees, the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa is the latest, most well-appointed Texas destination resort.

The JW Marriott Marquis Miami, which opens in mid-2010, will be home to Florida’s first db Bistro Moderne, a French-American restaurant by Chef Daniel Boulud, three time James Beard Foundation winner. The db Bistro will be a sister restaurant to the New York City version named one of Manhattan’s top five French Bistros by the Zagat Survey.