Who owns Courtyard by Marriott?
Courtyard by Marriott is owned by Marriott (the United States, NASDAQ: MAR).[1]
Evidence: Marriott International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-10, SEC EDGAR, 10 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Marriott International, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Bethesda, Maryland
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1983
- Category
- Travel & transport › Hotels › Budget & midscale hotels
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MAR
- Trademark registrant
- MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Courtyard by Marriott
Courtyard was designed in the early 1980s using extensive research into what business travellers actually wanted, and it is one of the earliest hotel brands created from market research rather than from an existing property. Marriott franchises the great majority of them, so the company sets the standards and collects fees while other owners carry the cost of the buildings.
How often Marriott names Courtyard by Marriott in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Trademark record for Courtyard by Marriott
The USPTO record for the Courtyard by Marriott mark lists MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 73785283). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Courtyard by Marriott
Where Courtyard by Marriott sits in Marriott
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Aloft Hotels
- Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy
- Courtyard by Marriott
- EDITION
- Element Hotels
- Fairfield by Marriott
- Four Points by Sheraton
- Four Points Flex by Sheraton
- JW Marriott
- Marriott Executive Apartments
- Marriott Hotels
- Moxy
- Outdoor Collection by Marriott Bonvoy
- Renaissance Hotels
- Residence Inn by Marriott
- Series by Marriott
- Sheraton
- SpringHill Suites by Marriott
- St. Regis
- StudioRes
- The Luxury Collection
- The Ritz-Carlton
- TownePlace Suites by Marriott
- Tribute Portfolio
- W Hotels
- Westin
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Other brands owned by Marriott
Marriott controls 26 brands on Brandtree, 26 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
- Aloft Hotels
- Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy
- EDITION
- Element Hotels
- Fairfield by Marriott
- Four Points by Sheraton
- Four Points Flex by Sheraton
- JW Marriott
- Marriott Executive Apartments
- Marriott Hotels (1957)
- Moxy (2014)
- Outdoor Collection by Marriott Bonvoy
- Renaissance Hotels
- Residence Inn by Marriott
- Series by Marriott
- Sheraton (1937)
- SpringHill Suites by Marriott
- St. Regis (1904)
Other brands in budget & midscale hotels, and who owns them
The 39 brands in budget & midscale hotels on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, with 8; Marriott has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Elan Hotel | H World | 🇨🇳 China |
| Days Inn | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Comfort Inn | Choice Hotels | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 7 Days | Jin Jiang Hotels | 🇨🇳 China |
| Fiesta Inn | Grupo Posadas | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| ibis | Accor | 🇫🇷 France |
| First World Hotel | Genting | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Hampton by Hilton | Hilton | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Marriott
Marriott is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, United States, founded in 1927. Brandtree records 26 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: MAR.
Marriott is the largest hotel company in the world by rooms and owns very few of the buildings its name appears on, operating instead through franchise and management agreements. Its 2016 purchase of Starwood brought thirty brands under one owner and created the largest loyalty scheme in travel.
🇺🇸 Courtyard by Marriott and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Courtyard by Marriott is not one of them.
- ABF Freight — ArcBest 🇺🇸
- ABX Air — ATSG 🇺🇸
- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
- Advanced Air — Advanced Air 🇺🇸
- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Courtyard by Marriott?
The parent company of Courtyard by Marriott is Marriott, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Courtyard by Marriott American?
Yes. Courtyard by Marriott originated in the United States in 1983 and its owner, Marriott, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Courtyard by Marriott still owned by Marriott?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Courtyard by Marriott is still owned by Marriott. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Marriott International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-10 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 10 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: COURTYARD, serial 73785283 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 9 October 2026.
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