"Marriott International, Inc. is an American international varied friendliness business that manages as well as franchises a broad portfolio of resorts as well as related lodging facilities. Founded by J. Willard Marriott, the firm is currently led by his kid, executive chairman Bill Marriott, as well as head of state and also ceo Arne Sorenson. Marriott International is the largest resort chain on the planet. It has 30 brand names with 7,003 buildings in 131 nations and regions all over the world, over 1,332,826 rooms (since March 31, 2019), consisting of 2,035 that are handled with 559,569 rooms, 4,905 that are franchised or licensed with 756,156 spaces, as well as 63 that are possessed or leased with 17,101 areas, [1] plus an added 475,000 rooms in the advancement pipe as well as an extra 25,000 spaces authorized for growth but not yet under authorized agreements.

It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington, D.C. city. In 2017, Marriott was ranked # 33 on Lot of money's "" 100 Ideal Companies to Work For"" checklist, its twentieth appearance on the checklist."