Marriott International, Inc.. The Group's principal activities are to operate and franchise hotels and related lodging facilities. The Group operates through five business segments: Full service lodging, Select service lodging, Extended stay lodging, Timeshare and Synthetic fuel. Lodging activities, which includes Full-Service, Select-Service, ... More

Marriott International, Inc.. The Group's principal activities are to operate and franchise hotels and related lodging facilities. The Group operates through five business segments: Full service lodging, Select service lodging, Extended stay lodging, Timeshare and Synthetic fuel. Lodging activities, which includes Full-Service, Select-Service, Extended-Stay and Timeshare segments, develop, operate and franchise hotels and corporate housing properties under 14 separate brand names in 66 countries. The Group also develop, operate, and market Marriott timeshare properties under four separate brand names. The Synthetic Fuel operation consists of the Group's minority interest in four coal-based synthetic fuel production facilities. At 28-Dec-2008, the Group operated or franchised 3,178 lodging properties worldwide, with 560,681 rooms. It also provides 2,482 furnished corporate housing rental units.