Marriott International Inc., of Bethesda, the largest publicly traded hotel chain in the U.S., announced it will transfer its Louisville, Tenn.-based Marriott Business Services finance and accounting unit to New York-based Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.

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Just before the official opening of beach season on Memorial Day weekend, two popular Delaware beach motels in bankruptcy were recently sold for $3.8 million.

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The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. LLC, of Chevy Chase, announced plans to open its first property in Rabat, the capital of Morocco.

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It took only eight months for 1 million Facebook fans to "like" Marriott Hotels & Resorts.

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As Baltimore finance officials ponder how to address chronic shortfalls in revenues from the city-owned Hilton Baltimore — which will cost taxpayers at least $2 million this year — some members of the City Council say political promises made in 2005 to get the hotel built in the first place have not fully materialized.

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Ethika Investments LLC, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment company, said an affiliate has purchased the Hunt Valley Inn, located on Shawan Road in Hunt Valley.

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Harford County tourism could get a boost this summer if the Maryland General Assembly approves a tax on the county’s hotel rooms, which would provide revenue for the county’s tourism marketing campaigns.

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The Baltimore City Council Labor Committee voted Thursday evening in favor of a resolution urging the Hyatt Regency Baltimore hotel to stop hiring contracted workers through staffing companies and to sign a “labor peace” agreement with employees that says the hotel will not interfere with unionization efforts.

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In the hotel business, operators have typically banked on the stability offered by group bookings — reservations made well in advance of a convention or similar meeting for 50 or more travelers.

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Marriott International Inc., of Bethesda, the largest publicly traded U.S. hotel chain, announced plans to open a new 162-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, the largest and most modern city in the northeastern region of the country.

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