Marriott International (MAR) announced today its plans to open the first Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Mexico City. The 292-room hotel will be located directly across the international terminal number one at Benito Juarez International Airport. The development of the hotel, which is the seventh Courtyard to open in Mexico, will commence in early 2012 and is expected to bolster Marriott’s continued growth within Mexico and throughout Latin America. Marriott currently operates 18 hotels in Mexico under five different brands: Marriott Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott Hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, Courtyard by Marriott, and Fairfield Inn. Four more Courtyards in Mexico are in the pipeline.