Marriott Corporation
Former Marriott headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland (demolished in 2023) | |
| Formerly | The Hot Shoppe (1927–1929) Hot Shoppes, Inc. (1929–1964) Marriott-Hot Shoppes, Inc. (1964–1967) |
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| Company type | Public |
| NYSE: MHS | |
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 1927 as The Hot Shoppe in Washington, D.C., U.S. Incorporated in 1929 as Hot Shoppes, Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Defunct | 1993 |
| Fate | Corporate split |
| Successors | Marriott International Host Marriott Corporation |
| Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Bill Marriott (chairman, CEO and president) at time of corporate split |
| Services | Hotels, resorts, restaurants, food service |
| Total assets | $9.1 billion (1992) |
| Owner | Marriott family (25%) |
| Footnotes / references | |
The Marriott Corporation was an American hospitality company that operated from 1927 until 1993. It was founded as The Hot Shoppe and subsequently incorporated as Hot Shoppes, Inc. The company opened its first hotel in 1957, the Marriott Motor Hotel in Arlington County, Virginia (demolished in 1990). The company's first international property was opened in 1969 in Acapulco, Mexico. Hot Shoppes became the Marriott Corporation in 1967, which later split into Marriott International, Inc. and Host Marriott Corporation in 1993.