Marriott, Schrager plan boutique hotels: report

By IBTimes Staff Reporter | June 14 2007 2:04 AM

Hotel group Marriott International Inc. is set to announce a deal on Thursday with entrepreneur Ian Schrager to develop a boutique hotel chain, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.

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Under the deal, Schrager will focus on designing, marketing and branding the hotels, while Marriott will operate them under long-term management contracts, gaining a presence in the boutique segment, according to the report.

Neither Marriott not the Ian Schrager Company were immediately available to comment.

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