The company culture at Marriott International dates back to the original nine-stool root beer stand in 1927, that became the Hot Shoppes Restaurant chain, and eventually evolved into the international company that we all know today. Embedded in the origin, and throughout Marriott’s entire history, is the sense of strong culture and ability to adapt to global challenges. According to the Marriott culture, if you take care of your associates that work at the company, they will take care of the customers, and the customers will come back. David Marriott has continued this work since and looks to focus on the new era of hospitality, and learnings from the past four years.