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Who owns Marriott Hotels?

Marriott Hotels 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
1957
Category
Travel & transport › Hotels › Upscale hotels
Parent ticker
NASDAQ: MAR
Trademark registrant
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (USPTO)
Last verified
· 2 sources

About Marriott Hotels

Marriott began as a root beer stand in Washington in 1927 and opened its first hotel thirty years later. The flagship brand sits in the upper-upscale tier, and the family that founded the company still holds a substantial stake. The group runs more than thirty brands in total, and the flagship name accounts for only a fraction of the rooms that carry the company's loyalty scheme.

Trademark record for Marriott Hotels

The USPTO record for the Marriott Hotels mark lists MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 73382809). That name matches the owner named above.[2]

Ownership timeline of Marriott Hotels

Owners of Marriott Hotels over 1957 to 2026 Marriott start not recorded–present Marriott (start not recorded) 1960197019801990200020102020
  1. Current owner Marriott [1] verified

Where Marriott Hotels sits in Marriott

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Where Marriott Hotels sits in Marriott Tree of 26 brands under Marriott. Marriott Marriott Hotels Aloft Hotels Apartments by Marriott Bon… Courtyard by Marriott EDITION Element Hotels and 20 more

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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

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Other brands in upscale hotels, and who owns them

The 57 brands in upscale hotels on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is H World, with 11; Marriott has 3.

BrandOwnerOwner based in
Blossom House H World 🇨🇳 China
Genting Grand Genting 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Andaz Hyatt 🇺🇸 United States
Avani Hotels & Resorts Minor International 🇹🇭 Thailand
Ascend Collection Choice Hotels 🇺🇸 United States
Bahrain Airport Hotel Gulf Hotels Group 🇧🇭 Bahrain
Lavande Jin Jiang Hotels 🇨🇳 China
Arjaan Hotel Apartments Rotana 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

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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.

Marriott: full profile, brands and acquisition history →

🇺🇸 Marriott Hotels 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; Marriott Hotels is not one of them.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Marriott Hotels?

The parent company of Marriott Hotels is Marriott, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.

Is Marriott Hotels American?

Yes. Marriott Hotels originated in the United States in 1957 and its owner, Marriott, is also headquartered in the United States.

Is Marriott Hotels still owned by Marriott?

Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Marriott Hotels 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. [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. [2] USPTO: MARRIOTT HOTELS, serial 73382809 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 9 October 2026.

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