The hotel chain plans to significantly increase its supply in Europe over the next two years. Courtyard intends to strengthen its portfolio in Germany, France and the United Kingdom and this year it has already opened the Courtyard Paris Gare de Lyon (249 rooms).

Courtyard also plans to enter new markets including Armenia (Yerevan), Croatia (Split), Finland (Tampere), Georgia (Batumi), Iceland (Keflavik), Macedonia (Skopje) and Romania (Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest Floreasca).

Carlton Ervin, Director of Development at Marriott International, Europe, said that his clients know they can rely on our Europe-based development teams and in-house expertise in areas such as special planning, design efficiency and construction costing. This winning combination allows us to collaborate on new, adaptive re-use and conversion opportunities whilst still achieving speed-to-market."

As of January 1, 2018, Courtyard by Marriott is ranked 50th hotel chain in Europe with 45 properties for a total of 8,519 rooms, according to Hospitality ON data.