"Marriott International, Inc. is an American international diversified hospitality company that takes care of and franchises a wide profile of resorts and associated accommodations centers. Founded by J. Willard Marriott, the business is now led by his kid, exec chairman Costs Marriott, and head of state and also president Arne Sorenson. Marriott International is the largest hotel chain in the world. It has 30 brand names with 7,003 homes in 131 countries and also regions all over the world, over 1,332,826 rooms (as of March 31, 2019), consisting of 2,035 that are taken care of with 559,569 rooms, 4,905 that are franchised or accredited with 756,156 spaces, and also 63 that are owned or rented with 17,101 spaces, [1] plus an additional 475,000 rooms in the development pipe and also an additional 25,000 spaces approved for advancement yet not yet under authorized contracts.

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