"Marriott International, Inc. is an American international varied hospitality company that manages and also franchises a broad profile of hotels as well as related accommodations centers. Started by J. Willard Marriott, the firm is now led by his kid, exec chairman Expense Marriott, and also president and chief executive officer Arne Sorenson. Marriott International is the largest resort chain worldwide. It has 30 brands with 7,003 properties in 131 nations and territories around the globe, over 1,332,826 rooms (since March 31, 2019), consisting of 2,035 that are handled with 559,569 rooms, 4,905 that are franchised or certified with 756,156 areas, as well as 63 that are owned or rented with 17,101 spaces, [1] plus an extra 475,000 rooms in the growth pipeline and also an additional 25,000 spaces accepted for advancement 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 Best Companies to Work For"" checklist, its twentieth look on the list."