Net income of Marriott International worldwide 2007-2018

Global hotel giant Marriot International accounted for a net income of approximately 1.91 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, higher than the previous year’s total of 1.37 billion U.S. dollars.

A global player in the hotel industry

With nearly seven thousand hotels around the world, Marriot International was one of the largest hotel chains worldwide in 2018. It also ranked ahead of other large hotel chains such as Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotel, and Host Hotels & Resorts in terms of revenue. In addition, as of June 2019, Marriot operated approximately 1.3 million guestrooms, while Hilton accounted for almost 940 thousand hotel rooms.

Hotel Index Ranking

Aside from revenue and number of properties, hotel brands are also ranked according to their overall brand health. A brand’s health index is measured by taking into account consumer’s perceptions of a brand quality, value, impression, satisfaction, reputation, and whether they would recommend the brand to others. In a ranking published by YouGov in 2018, Marriot International received the highest index score of 33.7, followed by Holiday Inn at 30.7. The ranking was obtained from a survey of consumers in the United States.