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2005 Marriott's business brand debuts in Hawaii
at the 311-room Courtyard Marriott Kauai at Waipouli
Beach.
2004 Marriott's 500,000th room opens at the
West India Quay Marriott in London.
2004 Adding its third Hawaii resort within the year,
Marriott opens the 210-room Kapalua Bay, A Renaissance
Resort on Maui.
2004 Company expands to the Big Island with 545-room
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort.
2004 Marriott opens a second Wailea property, the 521
room Wailea Beach Marriott Resort and Spa.
Feb. 13, 2001 Marriott International joins Bulgari
Spa to launch new luxury hotel brand, Bulgari Hotels
and Resorts; operated through a new Luxury Group to
be based in Atlanta.
May 2, 2000 Marriott International and Hyatt Corporation
launch e-based procurement network for hospitality
industry.
April 26, 2000 Marriott International celebrates 2,000
properties worldwide; to add 175,000 rooms over five
years.
April 18, 2000 Alice S. Marriott, company co-founder,
dies at 92.
Dec. 2, 1999 The company closes its last Hot Shoppe
restaurant located at Marlow Heights Shopping Center
in the Washington metropolitan area.
Sept. 21, 1999 Marriott International, Inc. announces
that its Marriott Rewards program is tripling the number
of hotels offering frequent flyer miles and more than
doubling the number of miles previously offered at
nine different brands, representing 1,650 hotels.
July 28, 1999 Marriott ExecuStay acquires Executive
Living, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio and enters into exclusive
agreement with JPI-Dallas.
May 26, 1999 Marriott Vacation Club International
launches new moderately priced resorts - Horizons by
Marriott Vacation Club.
April 20, 1999 Marriott International named to Fortune
500 list of the largest U.S. companies -- heads hotel
industry category.
March 29, 1999 Marriott International completes acquisition
of ExecuStay; launches corporate housing business -
Marriott ExecuStay
Feb. 1999 Marriott International was named on Fortune's
new list of "Most Admired Companies in America"
Dec. 1998 Marriott International recognized as one
of "100 Best Companies to Work For" by Fortune
magazine.
Sept. 1998 For the eighth year in a row, Marriott
International was named one of the 100 Best Companies
for Working Mothers by Working Mother magazine.
July 14, 1998 Marriott International ranked fifth
in Fortune's survey of the "50 best companies
for Asians, Blacks, and Hispanics."
May 20, 1998 Marriott International announces conversion
to single class of common stock effective May 21.
April 30, 1998 Marriott International announced it
converted the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco to a Renaissance
hotel and designated it as Marriott's 1,500th hotel
world-wide.
March 27, 1998 Marriott International completes spin-off
and merger transactions resulting in "New" Marriott
International and Sodexho Marriott Services.
March 19, 1998 Marriott International increased its
ownership interest in The Ritz-Carlton Company LLC
to approximately 98 percent.
February 5, 1998 Marriott International reports net
income of $335 million in 1997 and sales totaled $12
billion.
December 19, 1997 Marriott International named as
one of the 100 best companies to work for in America
by Fortune.
October 1, 1997 Marriott International announces plans
to merge its food service and facilities management
business with Sodexho Alliance's North American operations,
and spin off to shareholders a new company comprising
its lodging, senior living and distribution services
businesses.
May 6, 1997 Marriott International launches "Marriott
Rewards," the world's largest multi-brand frequent
guest program that allows members to earn and redeem
points for free stays at Marriott lodging brands.
March 31, 1997 Marriott International acquires Renaissance
Hotel Group for approximately $1 billion. Adds three
brands (Renaissance, Ramada International and New World)
and doubles Marriott's presence overseas.
March 6, 1997 Marriott opens its first TownePlace
Suites in Newport News, VA.
February 6, 1997 Marriott International introduces
new brand, Marriott Executive Residences.
February 6, 1997 William J. Shaw named president and
chief operating officer of Marriott International.
Bill Marriott retains position of chairman and chief
executive officer.
February 6, 1997 Marriott International reports net
income soared 24 in 1996 as sales top $10 billion.
November 25, 1996 Marriott International awarded nationwide
food service distribution contract for Boston Market
and Einstein/Noah Bagel Corporation.
September 17, 1996 Marriott International recognized
as family-friendly company by Working Mother and Business
Week.
June 17, 1996 Marriott Management Services acquires
Russell and Brand, Ltd; a UK-based food service company.
June 13, 1996 Marriott International acquires Forum
Group, Inc., a leading operator of senior housing and
merges it with Marriott's Senior Living Services business.
March 6, 1996 Marriott introduces its all-suite economy
hotel--Fairfield Suites by Marriott.
January 2, 1996 Host Marriott Corporation divides
into two separate companies. Host Marriott continues
to own hotels and real estate; Host Marriott Services
Corporation will operate concessions at airports, on
toll roads and at sports and entertainment attractions.
November 27, 1995 Marriott Management Services acquires
Taylorplan Services, a custodial and food service company
based in the United Kingdom.
August 9, 1995 Host Marriott Corporation announces
plan to divide, through a special dividend, its operations
into two separate companies.
October 8, 1993 Marriott completes split of its operations
into two companies -- Marriott International and Host
Marriott Corporation.
October 5, 1992 Marriott Corporation announces plan
to divide its operations into two separate companies
through a special dividend.
September 21, 1992 Host completes acquisition of Dobbs
airport concessions.
April 16, 1990 Marriott sells its Roy Rogers restaurant
division to Hardee's Food System for $365 million.
December 18, 1989 Marriott announces corporate restructuring.
Plan includes sale of company's fast food and family
restaurants. Company plans to sharpen its focus on
mega markets in lodging and contract services.
December 15, 1989 Marriott completes transfer of airline
catering division to Caterair International, a private
company led by several members of Marriott's In-flight
Services division senior management.
June 10, 1989 Marriott's Senior Living Services division
opens its first life care retirement community, The
Quadrangle, in Haverford, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia.
June 7, 1989 Marriott acquires United Healthserv,
Inc., a major provider of housekeeping, maintenance
and laundry services.
December 7, 1988 Marriott's Senior Living Services
division announces development plans for assisted living/personal
care complexes called Brighton Gardens.
June 16, 1988 Marriott acquires Basic American Retirement
Communities (BARC), of Indianapolis, giving Marriott
a major presence in the rental retirement market.
December 7-10, 1987 JW Marriott Hotel serves as press
headquarters for the Reagan-Gorbachev Summit. With
over 6,000 journalists in attendance, event represents
one of the largest gathering of media in world history.
November 4, 1987 Marriott transfers Big Boy restaurant
system franchise rights to Elias Brothers of Warren,
Mich.
October 28, 1987 Marriott enters economy lodging segment
with the opening of the first Fairfield Inn in Atlanta,
Georgia.
September 18, 1987 Marriott stock listed on the Tokyo
Stock Exchange.
July 9, 1987 Marriott acquires The Residence Inn Company,
an all-suite hotel chain targeted toward extended stay
travelers.
April 1, 1987 Marriott completes expansion of its
Worldwide Reservation Center in Omaha, Nebraska, making
it the largest single-site reservations operation in
U.S. hotel history.
August 4, 1986 Marriott acquires Saga Corporation,
a diversified food service management company, making
Marriott the largest company in food service management
in the United States.
November 22, 1985 Marriott acquires Howard Johnson
Company, selling hotels to Prime Motor Inns and keeping
350 restaurants and 68 turnpike units
October 3, 1985 J.W. Marriott, Jr. named chairman
of the board.
August 13, 1985 J. Willard Marriott passes away at
age 84 at his summer home in New Hampshire.
February 25, 1985 Marriott completes acquisition of
Service Systems, a contract food service company.
January 4, 1985 Marriott completes acquisition of
Gladieux Corporation, a diversified food service company.
April 18, 1984 Marriott enters vacation timesharing
business with acquisition of American Resorts Group.
October 1983 First Courtyard by Marriott moderate
price segment hotels open near Atlanta, Georgia.
May 5, 1982 Marriott acquires Gino's fast food restaurant
chain, and plans to convert most units to Roy Rogers
restaurants.
March 3, 1982 Marriott acquires Host International,
and becomes the country's largest operator of airport
terminal food, beverage and merchandise facilities.
January 5, 1979 Company moves to new international
headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland.
November 1972 J.W. Marriott, Jr. succeeds his father
as chief executive officer.
August 26, 1968 Stock first listed on New York Stock
Exchange -- ticker symbol MHS.
January 31, 1968 Marriott begins Roy Rogers fast food
restaurant division with first shop in Falls Church,
Virginia.
November 21, 1967 Corporate name changes from Hot
Shoppes, Inc. to Marriott Corporation at annual shareholders
meeting.
April 28, 1967 Marriott acquires 22-shop Big Boy restaurant
chain from founder Bob Wian.
October 4, 1966 Marriott becomes international, acquiring
airline catering kitchen in Caracas, Venezuela.
November 10, 1964 Company name changes to Marriott-Hot
Shoppes, Inc., and J.W. Marriott, Jr. elected president
at age 32.
January 19, 1957 Marriott opens first hotel, the Twin
Bridges Marriott Motor Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.
1955 Company moves into River Road complex in Bethesda,
Maryland.
1955 Highway division begins with several shops on
the New York State Thruway.
March 17, 1953 Company stock first offered to public
at $10.25 per share. Offering sold out in two hours
of trading.
November 8, 1939 Beginning of food service management
business with account at the U.S. Treasury building.
Other accounts soon followed at government defense
plant cafeterias.
October 1937 Marriott pioneers in-flight catering
at Washington's old Hoover Airfield (current site of
Pentagon) serving Eastern, American and Capital Airlines.
July 10, 1929 Marriott officially incorporated in
the state of Delaware as Hot Shoppers, Inc.
July 27, 1927 First drive-in Hot Shoppe restaurant
opens at Georgia Ave. and Gallatin St., N.W., Washington,
D.C.
May 20, 1927 At age 26, J. Willard Marriott, with
his new bride Allie, enters business with the opening
of a nine-seat root beer stand at 3128 14th St., N.W.
in Washington, D.C. Hot food later added and name changed
to The Hot Shoppe.
September 17, 1900 J. Willard Marriott born in Marriott
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