Courtyard opens Agra hotel

AGRA, INDIA  Courtyard by Marriott reaches its 1,000 hotel milestone by the end of the month and celebrates by offering guests, worldwide, additional reward points.
Customer events covering a six week period kicked off, earlier this week, with the grand opening of the Courtyard by Marriott Agra in India.
The main festivities will be on 31 March when the Courtyard Walla Walla, Washington, US, will be designated as the 1,000th hotel. On that same day, all Marriott Rewards guests checking into any Courtyard, worldwide, will receive 1,000 points as the brand sets aside an estimated 50 million points to thank loyal customers.
Courtyard by Marriott Agra is the 12th property for the brand in India, located close to the Taj Mahal in Agra. It has 189 rooms and 18 suites.
inside no 6Marriott International area vice president, South Asia, Rajeev Menon, commented: “Agra is a significant tourist and business destination for expats and corporates alike. The Courtyard by Marriott Agra has been launched, keeping in mind the needs of such travellers.”
The hotel also offers large conference and banquet facilities, with more than 30,000 sq ft of indoor and outdoor banquet space, which can accommodate up to 1,200 guests.
The hotel is located near popular attractions and shopping districts including the Agra Fort, Akbar’s Tomb, Jama Masjid and Kinari Bazaar.
Marriott AgraBoasting the largest global rooms pipeline in the Marriott portfolio, more than 50% of which is outside of US, Courtyard expects to be in 40 countries by this summer. The brand celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2013 and is Marriott’s second largest revenue generator.

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