JW Marriott Hotel Dhaka to Open in Bangladesh

  • February 6, 2013
JW Marriott Hotel Dhaka to Open in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has a thriving economy and the country's GDP has been growing at approximately 6% a year for the past five years.

The JW Marriott Dhaka will be located in an emerging location in the middle of the city and will feature three restaurants, two bars, a spa with eight treatment rooms, and 2,280 square metres of meeting space. The Hotel is expected to be a prime destination for luxury dining and will become the social centre in Dhaka.

A large number of international retail, garment, energy and telecommunications companies, including WalMart, JC Penney, Marks & Spencer, Halliburton, CK, BP, Shell, Exxon Mobil, Motorola, Ericsson and Siemens have offices in Dhaka and are contributing to Bangladesh's fast growing and diverse economy.

Dhaka is well connected to India, the Middle East and South East Asia and more than 30 international airlines fly into Dhaka which has seen passenger traffic grow from approximately 3.2 million in 2005 to 6 million passengers in 2012.

PHOTO: Dhaka skyline