Marriott International Withdraws From Russia, Ritz-Carlton Turns Into The Carlton Moscow

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JAKARTA - There is no longer the name Ritz-Carlton Moscow in Russia. The super-luxury hotel with its parent company, US hospitality group Marriott International, has now changed its name.

They were 'forced' to change their name after Marriott International withdrew from Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine, as quoted by The Moscow Times, Monday, July 11.

The luxury hotel, just a stone's throw from Red Square on Tverskaya Ulitsa, will be known as The Carlton Moscow, the company said in a statement to the state-run TASS news agency.

"The Ritz-Carlton Moscow will continue to operate as an independent hotel in accordance with international chain best practices and announce a new name, 'The Carlton Moscow'," the statement read.

The renamed hotel also announced a new website address, www.carltonmoscow.com, as well as a new logo.

Marriott International, which already owns about 30 hotels in Russia, closed its corporate office in Moscow and suspended further investment into Russia in March, joining a wave of multinational companies exiting the Russian market due to the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

The Ritz-Carlton Moscow has kept its doors open since the start of the invasion, with Marriott saying the hotel is owned by a third party.

It is one of several luxury hotels in the Russian capital to report a lack of visitors since February, according to Bloomberg.

This is because Western countries have sought to isolate Russia economically through sanctions and airspace bans and urged its citizens to refrain from traveling there.

A number of other international hotel chains have also suspended operations in Russia since February, including the InterContinental Hotels Group.