World's Favorite Travel Company Continues to Lead the Hotel Industry
Marriott International was recognized as #13, up three spots from last year, on the 2015 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, making it the highest ranking hotel company on the list. The company was also ranked on specialty lists for its LGBT (#4) and supplier diversity (#10) efforts.
{Pictured, Marriott associates at the 2015 DiversityInc Top 50 event.}
The rankings are determined by an objective methodology that calculates factors such as Talent Pipeline, Equitable Talent Development (including commitments to mentorship and philanthropy), CEO/Leadership Commitment, and Supplier Diversity. The empirical data for the rankings is provided by a 300-question survey filled out by personnel at the participating companies.
"Our passion is to keep Marriott the place where customers, associates and others feel they belong and will be cared for like family," commented David Rodriguez, Executive Vice President - Global Human Resources Officer and Global Diversity Executive. "And therefore, our greatest source of fulfillment is the diversity of people who choose Marriott for great experiences and opportunity. We strive to ensure that inclusion continues to mean that everyone is valued for what they hold in common with everyone else, and also for the unique differences that make us all one-of-a-kind masterpieces. We believe that true inclusion embraces us as individuals in a grand mosaic without sacrificing insight or compassion for the difficulties that any group may face."
Marriott has a longstanding history of diversity and inclusion. In 2014, the company celebrated 25 years of its formal diversity and inclusion program and 15 years of its Women's Leadership Development Initiative. Marriott is consistently recognized for championing diversity and inclusion, including: Human Rights Campaign 100 percent equality score, LatinaStyle Top 50, Working Mother Best Places to Work , Top Company as Named by the Executive Leadership Council and a World's Best Multinational Work Places as named by Best Place to Work®.www.marriott.com/diversity.
Marriott International, Inc. specializes in hotel operating. Net sales break down by activity area as follows:
- The United States and Canada (79.9%):
- International (20.1%).
At the end of 2023, the group operated 8,785 hotels and residences (1,513,926 rooms) under the brands JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, W Hotels, The Luxury Collection, EDITION, Bulgari, Marriott Hotels, Sheraton, Westin, Courtyard, Residence Inn, Le Méridien, Fairfield by Marriott, SpringHill, Renaissance, Four Points, AC Hotels by Marriott, Protea Hotels, Element, Moxy, etc., distributed between franchised hotels (6,563; 994,354 rooms), managed hotels (2,046; 575,963 rooms), owned and leased hotels (50; 13,115) and residential hotels (113; 11,481). In addition, the group is developing a real estate development business under its own brands.
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