Marriott International
Headquarters:
One Marriott Drive
Washington, D.C. 20058
Employees: 300,000
CEO: J.W. Marriott Jr.
Stock Symbol: MAR
Website:
http://www.marriott.com
Career Site
Marriott is the world's leading hotel company
with more than 3,000 properties in 67 countries worldwide. Hotels
range from mid-market to luxury resorts. The company operates
under the following brands: Marriott, Courtyard, JW Marriott,
Fairfield Inn, TownePlace Suites, SpringHill Suites, Residence
Inn and Ritz Carlton.
The company reported a total of 535,093
rooms available at all of its properties worldwide, up nearly
20,000 from the previous year. Fairfield Inn and Suites is Marriott's
fastest growing brand.
The company's worldwide pipeline of hotels
under construction or development numbers 800 hotels and 125,000
rooms. More than 60 percent of new hotels are planned outside
the United States. The company expects to open 85,000 to 100,000
rooms from 2008 through 2010.
Marriott reported record revenues of $12.9
billion during 2007 and net income of $696 million.
The company was named one of the Best Companies
to Work For by Fortune Magazine. The company has 300,000 employees
worldwide including its managed and franchised properties.
History
In 1927, J. Willard Marriott marries Alice
Sheets in Salt Lake City, UT, and moves to Washington DC with
his new bride. That spring, J. Willard and Alice open a nine-stool
A&W Root Beer stand, which they later call "The Hot
Shoppe."
The Hot Shoppe would expand with more locations
and began offering catering services to airlines in 1937 and
landed a food-services contract in 1939 with the U.S. Treasury.
In 1957, Marriott opened its first hotel,
The Twin Bridges Motor Hotel, in Arlington, VA. In 1953, the
company went public.
By 1967, the company name was changed to
Marriott Corporation from Hot Shoppes Inc.
In 1993, the company splits its hotel and
real estate/food businesses into Marriott International and Host
Marriott Corporation.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Life, and Disability
Insurance
- Annual Salary Increases
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Continuing Education/Tuition Reimbursement
- Hotel Room and Food & Beverage Discounts
- Ongoing Training and Career Development
Updated April 30, 2008
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