Marriott International, Inc., is a leading lodging company. Its heritage can be traced to a root beer stand opened in Washington, D.C., in 1927 by J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott. Today, Marriott International has more than 2,800 lodging properties located in the United States and 67 other countries and territories. Marriott International, Inc., is a LEADING worldwide hospitality company with more than 2,800 lodging properties, totaling nearly 515,000 rooms, including more than 10,000 vacation ownership villas, in the United States and 67 other countries and territories. It is ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired company.