![A private cabana at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island. Image credit: Ritz-Carlton](https://cache.luxurydaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Ritz-Carlton-Amelia-Island.jpeg)
Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain with brands such as the Ritz-Carlton and Bulgari hotels, is set to place tens of thousands of employees on furlough leave as the hospitality business is devastated by the coronavirus outbreak.