Marriott HQ To Lay Off Nearly 900 Workers

BETHESDA, MD — The Marriott International hotel chain plans to layoff more than 800 workers, according to Maryland’s WARN (Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification) site.

The website shows Marriott posted a WARN notice Nov. 14 outlining its plans to cut 833 jobs. The job cuts take effect Jan. 1, 2025.

Marriott is restructuring, a company spokeswoman told NBC Washington, and several hundred jobs will be created even as job cuts are implemented. Workers whose jobs are being eliminated are expected to apply for and be selected for the new roles and will remain with the company, a Marriott statement said.

“Earlier this year, we began a strategic review of all aspects of Marriott International’s business across geographies to enhance our enterprise-wide effectiveness and discussed this initiative on our Q3 earnings call," Marriott said. "While always difficult, these job reductions at our corporate and continent offices will reshape the way we work and are expected to be largely in place in Q1 2025.”

In September 2022, Marriott celebrated the opening of its new global headquarters at 7750 Wisconsin Ave. in downtown Bethesda.

In 2016, following discussions with the state and Montgomery County, Marriott announced plans to stay in Maryland and move from its Fernwood Road headquarters to the location on Wisconsin Avenue, WTOP reported.

In 2020, Marriott permanently laid off 673 of about 4,000 workers in the Bethesda office, WTOP reported.