Marriott in the Limelight

This past month, I was excited to see Marriott make its mark on both the big and small screens. The Pitch is a reality show in which two advertising agencies fight it out to represent one of our newest brands, Autograph Collection. At the movies, The JW Marriott and The...

The Year of the Dragon

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! 2012 is the year of the Dragon. Let the week-long celebrations begin. That’s right, an entire week of brilliant fireworks and colorful parades. It’s truly an amazing spectacle. Think Times Square – but a whole lot bigger! Our Marriott hotels in Shanghai, Beijing and Sanya, will...

"Cake Boss" & Marriott Share Recipe For Success

Listen To Blog Please take a look at the two pictures below. One is a picture of our original Hot Shoppe in 1927. The other is Carlo’s Bake Shop in Hoboken, N.J. which opened in 1910. Don’t they look a lot alike? Buddy Valastro is much more of a character...

Incredible India

India is truly an incredible country. There’s something old and something new everywhere you turn. It’s experiencing tremendous growth and our hotels are right in the middle of it. Most people’s impressions of India are not nearly as up to date as the changes taking place there. They may have...

'What's Cooking' at Marriott

My career began in the restaurant business. As the company transitioned over to hotels, I never wanted to lose those roots. To this day when I visit a hotel, I often go straight to the kitchen to see what’s cooking. Now you can see what’s cooking by visiting our new...

The Art of Style at SpringHill Suites

In 1998, we launched a brand designed for the traveler looking for more space and a sense of style. That brand was SpringHill Suites. Now, we’ve taken it a step further. When you think of space and style, what comes to mind? To me, it’s art galleries. For the last...

Good Burgers and Good Business

Listen to blog I was raised on good hamburgers and I just love a good burger. It takes me back to my boyhood days and the fun of eating in one of my parents’ Hot Shoppes restaurants. When I travel out west, I try to pop into In-N-Out Burger, a...

Fond Farewell to a Marriott Friend

Listen to Blog On July 6, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal published extensive obituaries on my friend, George Lang, one of America’s most successful restaurateurs. George had a truly fascinating and exciting life. He was born in Hungary in 1924. He was Jewish and escaped a...

Freshness Is the Key Ingredient at AMP 150

One of my favorite things to do is to eat and one of my very favorite meals is a big, juicy hamburger – I like them pink, and rare if I can get them that way. And it’s very hard for me to pass up a good dessert, especially rice...

Trying to Set the Guinness World Record for the Largest Thai Dinner Party

I'm a meat and potatoes kind of guy, but our guests have very diverse, multicultural and sophisticated tastes, so our chefs are always looking for ways to stay ahead of the latest food trends. Food and beverage has always been a big focus for all our Marriott brands. Thai food...