Marriott to Lay Off 17 Percent of Corporate Headquarters Staff in October
Photo Credit: Marriott plans to lay off 17 percent of staff at its global headquarters in Maryland later this fall. Wikimedia / Bernard Gagnon
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Marriott's corporate job cuts are a fresh reminder that a travel demand rebound is likely years away from ever hitting pre-pandemic performance levels.
The world’s largest hotel company is slated to significantly streamline its headcount next month at its global headquarters in Maryland.
Marriott plans to lay off 673 employees on October 23, according to a Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed earlier this month with the Maryland Department of Labor. The permanent job cuts impact roughly 17 percent of employees at the Bethesda, Maryland, headquarters, where Marriott employs about 4,000 people.
Marriott confirmed the pending layoffs Monday morning to Skift but declined to elaborate which departments would be impacted by the decision.
However, the company is also expecting to welcome back in late September a “significant number” of employees currently on
