Marriott International Inc. Report 2023

Description

Marriott International is a worldwide operator, franchisor, and licensor of hotel, residential, timeshare, and other lodging properties in 138 countries and territories under 30 brand names. Started as a root beer stand in 1927 in Washington D.C., USA, Marriott has grown into the largest hotel chain in the world. For the full year 2022, gross fee revenues totalled USD 4.1 billion, a significant increase of more than 50 percent compared to 2021. Adjusted EBITDA reached nearly USD 3.9 billion in 2022, up almost 70 percent year over year. Full year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) more than doubled from 2021, totalling USD 6.69.

In 2022, Marriott International grew from 7,989 properties (1,479,179 rooms) at year-end 2021 to 8,288 properties (1,525,407 rooms) at year-end 2022, reflecting gross additions of 394 properties (65,376 rooms) and deletions of 94 properties (19,079 rooms), including the impact of the Company’s decision to suspend its operations in Russia.

Marriott business strategy integrates pursuing asset-light business model and growing through acquisitions. Moreover, the largest hotel chain in the world focuses on increasing customer segment known as “bleisure travellers”.  CEO Anthony Capuano and senior management pursue servant leadership style and the hotel chain has a hybrid organizational structure that combining elements of matrix and functional structures.

Marriott International Inc. Report contains the application of the major analytical strategic frameworks in business studies such as SWOT, PESTEL, Porter’s Five Forces, Value Chain analysis, Ansoff Matrix and McKinsey 7S Model on Marriott. Moreover, the report contains analyses of Marriott’s business strategy, leadership and organizational structure and ecosystem. The report also analysis marketing strategy, ecosystem and discusses the issues of corporate social responsibility.