Marriott on the Move http://marriott.com/vsstart/clickcounter/ext/blog-rss-podcast-click-to-blog-home/vsend/external/blogs.marriott.com/default.asp Bill Marriott's Blog iUpload Customer Conversation System en-us support@iupload.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 180 Marriott on the Move http://www.blogs.marriott.com/community/image_library/marriottonthemove/logo.gif http://marriott.com/vsstart/clickcounter/ext/blog-rss-podcast-click-to-blog-home/vsend/external/blogs.marriott.com/default.asp Remembering a Dear Friend and Personal Hero http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2635184 Harry Vincent and Bill Marriott


On Sunday, November 8, my dear friend Harry Vincent passed away at the age of 90. I first met Harry in the 1960's when he was the Washington vice president of the consulting firm of Booz Allen Hamilton. He was doing work for our company and subsequently joined our Board of Directors and ...

]]> http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2635184 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:47:30 EST undisclosed@blogs.marriott.com (Bill-Marriott) http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2635184 Renovating Our Digital Front Door, Marriott.com http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2605804 Marriott.com

When I started in the hotel business 52 years ago, the first impression customers had of our hotels was the lobby when they walked through the front doors. But in this digital age, often the first impression comes when they visit Marriott.com. It's our digital front door.

Today, when you ...

]]> http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2605804 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:12:29 EST undisclosed@blogs.marriott.com (Bill-Marriott) http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2605804 Analysis Is the Key to Making Good Decisions http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2512967 Analysis Is the Key to Making Good Decisions I recently read a book about General George Custer, famous for being annihilated in Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn before the turn of the 19th century. Custer was a somewhat impetuous, but brilliant, officer. At the age of 23, he was made a Brigadier General in the United ...

]]> http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2512967 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:32:17 EST undisclosed@blogs.marriott.com (Bill-Marriott) http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2512967 Being a Part of D.C.'s Heritage http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2487038 Marriott Associates at the Commemoration Ceremony

As many of you know, our company started out as a small, nine-stool A&W root beer stand in Washington, D.C, more than 80 years ago. We quickly evolved into the restaurant business, opening a chain called Hot Shoppes.

One of our very first Hot Shoppes was in the Columbia Heights neighborhood ...

]]> http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2487038 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:10:06 EDT undisclosed@blogs.marriott.com (Bill-Marriott) http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2487038 Colombia: The Newest Stamp on My Passport http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2484742 Bogota Colombia Marriott Hotel

For as many years as I've been traveling, there is nothing like visiting a new country. My passport has stamps and visas for China, India, the UK, France, Spain, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and now, Colombia since we just opened our first hotel in Bogota. I had never been to Colombia before, ...

]]> http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2484742 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:51:46 EDT undisclosed@blogs.marriott.com (Bill-Marriott) http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2484742 Marriott Celebrates 20 Years in Eastern Europe http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2451018 Grand Opening of Warsaw Marriott Hotel in Poland

This month we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Warsaw Marriott hotel in Poland. We opened the hotel back in October of 1989, about the time the Iron Curtain was beginning to fall. It was a milestone property for us because it was our 500th hotel worldwide and also the ...

]]> http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2451018 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:52:24 EDT undisclosed@blogs.marriott.com (Bill-Marriott) http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2451018 Chef Laurent Tourondel Serves Up BLT Burgers http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2437940 Chef Laurent Tourondel in the Marriott Test Kitchen We have had a lot of great meals in our test kitchen, but one of my favorites took place recently when we hosted Chef Laurent Tourondel for a BLT Burger lunch. Laurent has partnered with us on several restaurants including BLT Steak at the Camelback Inn in Scottsdale and BLT Market at the Ritz-Carlton ...

]]> http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2437940 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:17:00 EDT undisclosed@blogs.marriott.com (Bill-Marriott) http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2437940 An Oasis for Travelers in the Dynamic City of Miami http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2430714 The Miami Airport Marriott Hotel Campus

I'm blogging today from the Miami Airport Marriott in Miami, Florida. We built this hotel in 1972. I remember back when we opened it, Garo Yepremian was the place kicker for the Miami Dolphins. We asked him to kick a football over the ribbon to open the hotel, and it was my finger that held ...

]]> http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2430714 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:13:15 EDT undisclosed@blogs.marriott.com (Bill-Marriott) http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2430714 Taking a Break on a Great Football Afternoon http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2428227 Taking a Break on a Great Football Afternoon

During the contest for the College Football National Championship in January, I met University of Florida coach, Urban Meyer. I was so proud of the great result he achieved when he coached my alma mater, the University of Utah. I was anxious to meet him and thank him for all his Utah victories.

He ...

]]> http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2428227 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:15:15 EDT undisclosed@blogs.marriott.com (Bill-Marriott) http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2428227 CBS Football's James Brown Answers Fan Questions from One of Our Courtyard Hotels http://www.blogs.marriott.com/default.asp?item=2425579 Courtyard Hotels Twitter

We're really excited that this Monday, September 28, CBS football broadcaster James Brown will be at one of our Courtyard hotels. He's spending the afternoon with us to shoot a video that you'll be able to see very soon.

But while he's there, he's also going to answer some questions ...

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