Marriott International Inc.

Hillary Clinton to appear in Beverly Hills for award and speech

2013-05-02 06:00:00

In the sort of appearance destined to fan speculation about her presidential aspirations in 2016, Hillary Rodham Clinton will speak in Beverly Hills next week at a gala hosted by the Pacific Council on International Policy. The nonpartisan group,...

Swift, hopeful reaction to immigration bill

2013-04-17 10:04:00

WASHINGTON – An eagerly awaited immigration overhaul from a bipartisan group of senators arrived early Wednesday, an 844-page bill that both the political left and right now see as the best chance in decades to achieve fix a broken immigration...

Beat the zealots on immigration reform, then gun control

2013-04-17 12:08:00

On Tuesday, I wrote about two senators’ bipartisan plan to expand background checks on gun buyers, saying it was a common-sense measure and should pass. On Wednesday, its sponsors -- Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, an NRA member,...

How loyal are you to your hotel?

2013-01-27 06:00:00

If you are a member of a hotel loyalty program, you are probably not really very loyal to your hotel at all. That is one finding of a survey of about 4,000 travelers by Deloitte & Touche about how they book hotels and what guides their decisions. Only...

Council panel approves $67.3-million subsidy for downtown hotel

2012-06-12 16:36:09

Honolulu's hotel scene is jumping

2010-12-05 00:00:00

The hotel scene in Honolulu never seems to sleep these days. You'll find new players, old favorites and lots of change. Here is a recap of what's happening on the Oahu scene. We'll leave it up to you whether you want to book one, Danno. Waikiki...

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas offers boutique on a grand scale

2011-02-12 00:00:00

It takes a lot of nerve to advertise a new $3.9-billion casino-hotel development with a line that begs to be mocked. Yet the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has held tight to its tagline, "Just the right amount of wrong." As the latest major development to...

Dorothy Parker and the Marriott circle [updated]

2010-09-21 16:34:32

Social media wrap: Bloomberg, Murdoch, mayors and business leaders call for immigration reform

2010-09-30 21:36:09

Marriott to phase out adult content from in-room entertainment

2011-01-21 16:34:23

Companies fund projects to preserve Amazon rain forest

2010-02-21 00:00:00

Deep in the Amazon, in a village accessible only by boat, river dwellers for generations have survived off fish, sparse crops and nuts from the forest. Now they have a new resource: debit cards. "If money increases, then life gets better," said...

Erin Andrews files lawsuit against peeping Tom and hotels

2010-07-15 16:35:29

He had led the sales team since 2007. From 2004 to 2007, Tunney was director of sales and marketing for the Renaissance Chicago Hotel, Marriott International.

2013-03-27 00:00:00

J.W. "Bill" Marriottt Jr. stepped down as Marriott CEO in 2012. He is listed at No. 868 on the Forbes billionaires list. He's from Potomac and has a net worth of $1.75 billion.

2012-03-09 05:10:26

A rendering shows a hotel tower planned by Marriott International next to L.A. Live. Developers are seeking permission to keep up to half of the sales taxes, business taxes, room taxes, utility taxes, property taxes and parking taxes.

2011-04-18 00:00:00