Mitt Willard Romney, named after J. Willard Marriot the founder of the chain, has extensive ties to them.
There’s a ‘Book of Mormon’ in every room.
John Willard Marriott (September 17, 1900 – August 13, 1985) was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the founder of the Marriott Corporation (which became Marriott International in 1993).
Marriott was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and sought to share the church’s teachings with others by placing a copy of the Book of Mormon in each hotel room, alongside a copy a Gideon Bible—a tradition that has endured. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Willard_Marriott
John Willard “Bill” Marriott, Jr. (born March 25, 1932) is the Chairman of Marriott International. Marriott is the son of Alice Marriott and J. Willard Marriott, the founder of Marriott International.
He is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In an episode of 60 Minutes airing on April 7, 1996 Marriott was interviewed by Mike Wallace regarding his faith alongside football star, Steve Young, and church leader, Gordon B. Hinckley.[2] In 1997 Marriott was called by the church to be an Area Authority Seventy and member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy.[3] This was split in 2004 and Marriott joined the newly-created Sixth Quorum of the Seventy, serving until his release on October 1, 2011.
On December 13, 2011, Marriott announced that he will assume the role of Executive Chairman of the company and relinquish the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective March 31, 2012 to Arne Sorenson. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Willard_Marriott