Marriott International, Inc.
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Al Calhoun Rejoins Hodges Ward Elliott as Senior Managing Director, Select Service Division [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 62 days 21 hours 54 minutes ago
...PRNewswire/ -- Hodges Ward Elliott, Inc. (HWE), the nation's premier hotel...development and held corporate positions with both Marriott International, Inc. and Choice Hotels International. He joined HWE in 1991 as a select service...
Marriott Accelerates Green Hotel Development; LEED(R) Certified Hotel Prototype Will Reduce Costs and Enhance Speed to Market
HotelsMag.com | 11 days 20 hours 52 minutes ago
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LATINA Style Magazine Announces the 2009 LATINA Style 50 Report [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 90 days 14 hours 54 minutes ago
...Robert E. Bard, president and CEO of LATINA Style, Inc. "We commend the companies that in spite of the...Style Top 50 Companies Kaiser Permanente AT&T Inc. Marriott International, Inc. Verizon Communications, Inc. Southern California...
Another credit card fee is about to fly
Yahoo! | 1 hour 55 minutes ago
ATLANTA – Another fee is coming in the new year for airline and hotel customers this time from your credit card company.
Hispanic Business Magazine Releases the Diversity Elite 60, a Directory of the Nation's Top Organizations That Model Diversity [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 75 days 17 hours 24 minutes ago
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Hispanic Business Magazine is proud to announce the release of the 2009
Renaissance Spas Launch 'Mini-Treatments' [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 110 days 19 hours 55 minutes ago
...orgPRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Marriott International, Inc. CONTACT: Laurie Goldstein of Marriott International, Inc.,+1-301-380-5296, Laurie.goldstein...
JBG suit against D.C. over convention center hotel survives challenge
American City Business Journals | 4 days 11 hours 56 minutes ago
A D.C. judge has given The JBG Cos. the go-ahead to proceed with a lawsuit to block the city’s deal with Marriott International Inc.
Marriott reports 3rd-quarter loss on charges for weak timeshare business
Hartford Courant (Conn.), The | 46 days 1 hour 20 minutes ago
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Marriott International says it lost $466 million in its third quarter on hefty impairment charges, mostly related to its timeshare business.
Marriott, TXU Energy Ink Green Deal; Dozens of Marriott Hotels to Become More Energy Efficient
HotelsMag.com | 5 days 20 hours 34 minutes ago
More than 40 Marriott hotels throughout Texas are doing their part to help the Texas environment. TXU Energy recently conducted energy audits at several large Marriott properties in the state. The recommendations, if fully implemented, would reduce electricity consumption by more than two million kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year-that's enough to power 115 homes-for a savings of $250 thousand per year.
Choice Hotels Deploys Clarabridge Text Mining Solution To Enhance Guest and Franchisee Satisfaction Rates [Press Release]
Business Wire | 20 days 22 hours 26 minutes ago
Clarabridge, the leading provider of text analytics software used by many Fortune 1000 companies to improve customer experience management (CEM), today announced Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) has initiated the deployment of the Clarabridge Content Mining Platform® to enhance guest satisfaction rates and increase efficiency for its franchisees.
Experience the New SpringHill Suites by Marriott Design Online and Win Amazing Prizes; SpringHill Suites launches online contest showcasing inspirational design
HotelsMag.com | 6 days 20 hours 37 minutes ago
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ --To celebrate its latest redesign, SpringHill Suites by Marriott launched an online video memory contest today with amazing prizes: 37-inch HDTVs, and iHomes - all standard amenities in the brand's inspirational design, as well as Marriott Gift Cards toward a stay at SpringHill Suites.
Top Travel News - Marriott Launches New Autograph Collection Brand
TravelPulse | 11 days 17 hours 58 minutes ago
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Marriott Trims Stock-Dividend Rate Slightly Amid Rally
Wall Street Journal, The | 17 days 8 hours 11 minutes ago
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Marriott International Inc. (MAR) will pay its next quarterly dividend in stock, remaining in the growing crowd of companies moving away from making payouts in cash.
Bogota Marriott Hotel Celebrates Grand Opening in Colombia; 239-room Marriott Hotel is First Marriott Branded Property to Open in Colombia
HotelsMag.com | 45 days 20 hours 46 minutes ago
BOGOTA, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia, along with J.W. Marriott Jr., chairman & chief executive officer of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR), and Ricardo Poma, president of Grupo Poma, celebrated the grand opening of the 239-room Bogota Marriott Hotel last evening in Bogota, Colombia. The hotel is operated under a franchise agreement with Real Hotels & Resorts of El Salvador. It is the first Marriott International branded hotel to open in the country.
Bogota Marriott Hotel celebrates grand opening
HotelsMag.com | 45 days 20 hours 23 minutes ago
(MENAFN Press) (MENAFN Press) President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia, along with J.W. Marriott Jr., chairman & chief executive officer of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR), and Ricardo Poma, president of Grupo Poma, celebrated the grand opening of the 239-room Bogota Marriott Hotel this week in Bogota, Colombia. The hotel is operated under a franchise agreement with Real Hotels & Resorts of El Salvador.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Marriott International, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Lodging |
| Website: | http://www.marriott.com |
Marriott International signs in at the top of the lodging industry. The company is one of the world's leading hoteliers with some 3,000 operated or franchised properties in more than 65 countries. Marriott's 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 time-share properties operated by Marriott Vacation Club International. Marriott additionally provides more than 2,000 rental units for corporate housing and manages 45 golf courses. The Marriott family, including CEO J. W. Marriott Jr., owns about 30% of the firm.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 12,879 (2008) |
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| One-year % Growth in Sales | -0.9 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 362 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -48.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 146,000 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -3.3 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |