Marriott International Hotels is the world famous hotel brand that operates and franchises a chain of luxury and value hotels and lodging facilities throughout the world. Marriott International Hotels is considered as one the global leaders in the lodging and hotel industry with about over 2700 franchised or operated properties in about sixty-five nations. North America alone houses 2300 hotels. The names of hotels like Marriott Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, Courtyard by Marriott , Marriott Vacation Club International, Ritz-Carlton Club and Fairfield Inn have featured in world maps.
Foundation - The Marriott International Inc came into existence in the year 1993 when the Marriott Corporation spearheaded into two different companies.
Operation - The Marriott International Hotels comprises of two operating bodies- Marriott Lodging and Marriott Service Group (that includes Marriott Management Services).The Marriot Lodging is involved in generating about 60% of the company's total revenue.
Marriott International Hotels further operates under five business sections-Full-service lodging, Select-service lodging, Extended-stay lodging, Timeshare and Synthetic fuel.
Brands - The following are the properties that are classified under the hotel brand of Marriott International-
- Marriott Hotels & Resorts
- Renaissance Hotels & Resorts
- JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts
- Marriott Conference Centers
- Ritz-Carlton
- Courtyard by Marriott
- SpringHill Suites by Marriot
- Fairfield Inn by Marriott
- Residence Inn by Marriott
- Marriott Execustay
- Marriott Executive Apartments
- TownePlace Suites by Marriott
- Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI)
- Marriott Grand Residence Club
- Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club
- The Ritz-Carlton Club
is the world's leading lodging and contract services company. Marriott International has two operating groups: Marriott Lodging, which generates about 60 percent of company revenue, and the Marriott Service Group, its contract services operation. Marriott Lodging manages or franchises more than 1,350 lodging properties under 10 hotel brands worldwide. It also operates more than 30 timeshare vacation properties through Marriott Vacation Club International, and 25 U.S. conference centers through Marriott Conference Centers.; Marriott Senior Living Services, which manages 75 senior living communities; and Marriott Distribution Services, which operates 15 distribution centers nationwide that provide food and related products to internal Marriott and external clients.
