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marriott international inc nasdaq mar and starwood hotels resorts worldwide inc nyse hot announced today that the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which the companies will create the world s largest hotel company
The deal announced Monday to unite Marriott and Starwood, valued at about $12.2 billion, would create a hotel company with 5,500 hotels and more than 1.1 million rooms in more than 100 countries. The new behemoth would own 30 hotel brands including the Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott, Courtyard, St. Regis, W, Sheraton and Westin. In the hotel world, it's the biggest transaction of our lifetime, said Bjorn Hanson, a professor at New York University's Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism.