"Marriott International, Inc. is an American international diversified friendliness firm that manages and franchises a wide portfolio of resorts and relevant lodging centers. Founded by J. Willard Marriott, the firm is now led by his son, executive chairman Costs Marriott, and president and chief executive officer Arne Sorenson. Marriott International is the largest hotel chain in the world. It has 30 brands with 7,003 buildings in 131 countries as well as regions around the world, over 1,332,826 spaces (as of March 31, 2019), including 2,035 that are taken care of with 559,569 areas, 4,905 that are franchised or accredited with 756,156 areas, as well as 63 that are owned or leased with 17,101 spaces, [1] plus an added 475,000 spaces in the development pipe as well as an additional 25,000 spaces approved for advancement but not yet under signed contracts.

It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In 2017, Marriott was rated # 33 on Ton of money's "" 100 Ideal Firms to Benefit"" listing, its the twentieth appearance on the checklist."