Bill Marriott on blogging, healthcare, and his love for the hotel business
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Marriott is one of many conservative leaders in the hospitality that contributed heavily to the Romney camp in the 2012 election, but he’s the only one to share a name with the presidential candidate, Willard Mitt Romney.
J.W. "Bill" Marriot, Jr. went on a book tour last week promoting his new book, Without Reservations, which chronicles the evolution of his family’s business from a root beer shop to one of the largest hotel groups in the world. Marriott refers to his family's history as a "great American story."
Marriott still serves as the Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Marriott International, but handed the role of CEO over to Arne Sorenson last winter. Below are some of Marriott's opinions on business, the hotel industry, and Mitt Romney; quoted from his discussions in the following two interviews with the Wall Street Journal and Fox and Friends.
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