Marriott Vacations Worldwide to cut 136 jobs in Lakeland

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. is laying off 136 employees from its Lakeland office, blaming the cuts on a new operating model

The company announced the layoffs in an Aug. 8 letter to the Florida Department of Commerce, required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

Marriott is “deepening its collaboration with organizations that bring specialized expertise in areas like finance, accounting, and human resources,” associate vice president of human resources Candace Shipp says in the letter.

“As a result, MVW will be transitioning certain responsibilities to two third-party vendors, HCLTech (HCL) and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), effective August 18, 2025,” the letter says.

According to the letter, HCL and IBM will make “comparable” offers of employment to all displaced Marriott employees. Those affected will have the opportunity to start working immediately with no gap in employment. 

The 136 affected employees will all come from the company’s Lakeland office, located at 1200 Bartow Road. The terminations will be permanent and go into effect on Oct. 7. 

Marriott Vacations Worldwide offers vacation ownership, exchange, rental and resort and property management services, according to its website. It’s portfolio boasts approximately 120 vacation ownership resorts and roughly 700,000 owner families, and also operates an exchange network and membership program comprised of more than 3,200 resorts in more than 90 countries and territories.