Marriott Corporation

Marriott Corporation
FormerlyThe Hot Shoppe (1927–1929)
Hot Shoppes, Inc. (1929–1964)
Marriott-Hot Shoppes, Inc. (1964–1967)
Company typePublic
NYSE: MHS
IndustryHospitality
Founded1927 (1927) as The Hot Shoppe in Washington, D.C., U.S.
Incorporated in 1929 (1929) as Hot Shoppes, Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Defunct1993 (1993)
FateCorporate split
SuccessorsMarriott International
Host Marriott Corporation
HeadquartersBethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Bill Marriott (chairman, CEO and president) at time of corporate split
ServicesHotels, resorts, restaurants, food service
Total assets$9.1 billion (1992)
OwnerMarriott 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.