The irony is that there are places where the FI is the best Marriott choice, like near DFW. Anyone who choose the FS will be very disappointed, and while the Gaylord is a nice, well run hotel, getting in and out of the hotel makes it impractical for most looking for an airport location.

Sorry if having to learn a basic business/legal term that has been used for many years on this thread, without issue, is hard. Like so many things there might be a difference between how people on the Marriott thread did things and how people on the SPG thread did things, but there is no reason for SPG enthusiasts to come over here and be insulting. All the OP had to do was nicely ask. Calling us "lazy" because she didn't know a vocabulary word, which BTW is a common business term, was unnecessary. How her lack of knowledge equates to our laziness makes no sense.

Here is a link to a simple definition for this basic term: corporate family. Please let us know if there are any other basic terms or terms commonly used on this thread you need defined.