Courtyard-Gainesville

Marriott International. Is a leading worldwide hospitality firm. Its heritage can be traced to a tiny root beer stand opened in Washington, D. C. In 1927 by J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott. Today it has more than 3100 lodging properties in the US and 65 other countries and territories across 17 lodging and vacation resort ownership brands. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Md. And had approximately 146, 000 employees at 2008 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry's most admired firm and one of the finest places to work for by FORTUNE(R)