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Marriott International, Inc. is an American multinational hospitality company, founded on March 5, 1927, in Washington, D.C., as Marriott Corporation by J. Willard Marriott and his wife Alice Marriott. It later became Marriott International in 1993. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, the public company operates, franchises, and licenses lodging brands, including hotel, residential, and timeshare properties. As of 2023, Marriott International owns over 37 hotel and timeshare brands, encompassing 9,000 locations and 1,597,380 rooms across its network. The company reported a revenue of US$ 25.1 billion in 2024.