October 9, 2012
VIA EDGAR
Cecilia Blye, Chief
Office of Global Security Risk
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | Marriott International, Inc. |
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2011
File No. 001-13881
Dear Ms. Blye,
This letter confirms that Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”) received the September 28, 2012 comment letter of the Staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding Marriott’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2011 (filed February 16, 2012).
Marriott hereby requests that the Staff permit Marriott to provide its response to the comments by October 29, 2012, which is ten business days after the originally requested response date.
We appreciate the Staff’s responsiveness with respect to the Company’s filing and look forward to resolving any concerns the Staff may have. If you have any questions, please contact the undersigned at (301) 380-7824 or Ronald O. Mueller of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP at (202) 955-8671.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ward R. Cooper
Ward R. Cooper
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
| cc: | Pradip Bhaumik, Special Counsel, Office of Global Security Risk |