"Marriott International, Inc. is an American international varied friendliness business that manages and also franchises a wide portfolio of resorts and related lodging centers. Founded by J. Willard Marriott, the business is currently led by his kid, executive chairman Bill Marriott, as well as president as well as chief executive officer Arne Sorenson. Marriott International is the biggest hotel chain worldwide. It has 30 brand names with 7,003 homes in 131 nations and territories around the world, over 1,332,826 areas (as of March 31, 2019), consisting of 2,035 that are managed with 559,569 spaces, 4,905 that are franchised or accredited with 756,156 rooms, as well as 63 that are possessed or rented with 17,101 spaces, [1] plus an additional 475,000 rooms in the growth pipeline as well as an extra 25,000 areas approved for development however not yet under signed agreements.

It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In 2017, Marriott was rated # 33 on Lot of money's "" 100 Best Business to Benefit"" listing, its the twentieth look on the list."