Marriott International, Inc. operates over 2,700 hotels and related lodging facilities in the U.S. and 67 other countries and territories. Though primarily known for the firm’s various hotel brands, Marriot also has operations in time shares and synthetic fuels. Marriott develops, operates and franchises hotels under 13 brand names, including Marriott Hotels and Resorts; the Ritz-Carlton, featuring luxury hotels and resorts; Bulgari Hotel and Resort; Renaissance Hotels, Resorts and Suites; Courtyard; Residence Inn, the firm’s extended-stay brand; Fairfield Inn; SpringHill Suites; and TownePlace Suites. The firm also provides furnished corporate housing units in more than 40 major markets through its ExecuStay brand, as well as operating 14 upscale serviced apartments through Marriott Executive Apartments. The company also develops, sells and operates vacation timesharing resorts in over 45 locations. The resorts are usually adjacent to the firm’s hotels, bearing the brand names Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club International, Ritz-Carlton Club and Marriott Grand Residence Club. Additionally, Marriott manages 45 golf courses worldwide. The firm’s synthetic fuel operations consist of four coal-based synthetic fuel production facilities: two facilities are located in Saline County, Illinois; one is located in Jefferson County, Alabama; and the other is located near Evansville, Indiana. The plants are held under the entities Synthetic American Fuel Enterprises II, LLC and Synthetic American Fuel Enterprises I, LLC. In April 2006, the firm announced the sale of its interest in the 50/50 joint venture with Whitbread to the Royal Band of Scotland, for which it received approximately $178 million. In March 2007, the firm completed a three-year, $187 million renovation, the largest capital investment on any company property, on its Marco Island property.

Marriot was named one of the 100 best companies to work for by Fortune and Working Mother in 2007.