Type: Public
On the web: http://www.marriott.com
Employees: 129,000
Employee growth: (5.8%)

Marriott International signs in at the top of the lodging industry. The company is one of the world's leading hoteliers with some 3,500 operated or franchised properties in 70 countries. Its hotels include such full-service brands as Renaissance Hotels and its flagship Marriott Hotels & Resorts, as well as select-service and extended-stay brands Courtyard and Fairfield Inn. It also owns the Ritz-Carlton luxury chain and resort and provides more than 2,000 rental units for corporate housing and manages 40 golf courses. The firm spun off its time-share business, Marriott Vacations Worldwide , in 2011. The Marriott family, including J. W. Marriott Jr., owns about 30% of Marriott International.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $11,691.0M
One year growth: 7.2%
Net income: $458.0M

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: J. W. (Bill) Marriott Jr.
President, COO, and Director: Arne M. Sorenson
EVP Lodging Development, Select-Service and Extended-Stay Brands: Daryl A. Nickel

Competitors:
Accor
Hilton Worldwide
InterContinental Hotels

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