MarriottCEO:TechnologyIstheBiggestRiskintheStarwoodMerger

Boosted by its $13.3-billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts in September 2016, Marriott International has demonstrated strong global performance in its first quarter results with Starwood on board.

The Bethesda, Maryland-based company, now the world’s largest hotel company, beat Wall Street’s expectations both in terms of revenue and in earnings, posting earnings per share of $1.01 and total revenues of $5.56 billion, a 47.7 percent increase from the same period last year when Starwood wasn’t yet part of the company.

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