"Marriott International, Inc. is an American international varied friendliness firm that manages and also franchises a wide portfolio of resorts as well as associated lodging centers. Established by J. Willard Marriott, the company is now led by his child, exec chairman Costs Marriott, and also head of state and ceo Arne Sorenson. Marriott International is the biggest hotel chain in the world. It has 30 brands with 7,003 properties in 131 nations and also territories around the globe, over 1,332,826 areas (since March 31, 2019), including 2,035 that are taken care of with 559,569 rooms, 4,905 that are franchised or licensed with 756,156 areas, as well as 63 that are possessed or rented with 17,101 areas, [1] plus an additional 475,000 areas in the growth pipeline as well as an extra 25,000 rooms approved for growth yet not yet under authorized agreements.

It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In 2017, Marriott was ranked # 33 on Fortune's "" 100 Ideal Firms to Work For"" checklist, its the twentieth appearance on the checklist."