Bethesda, Feb. 22 -- 815 signed hotel deals in 2019 expected to generate more than 70,000 new jobs worldwide

Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced it signed a record number of rooms in 2019, pushing its global pipeline to approximately 515,000 rooms as of year-end 2019 for the first time in the company's history. The company signed 815 agreements, representing more than 136,000 rooms, marking the seventh consecutive year of record-breaking volume of organic rooms signings. Growth was fueled by unprecedented levels of organic rooms signed in each of the company's international regions. During 2019, the company added 516 properties with more than 78,000 rooms in 60 countries and territories - an average of one new prop...