Marriott is the best hotel company to work in the information technology profession, according to Computerworld magazine. It’s the seventh year in a row the chain has made the list. Marriott ranked 12th overall and is the only hotel company on the list of 100 firms.

In part, Marriott received the honor for its Values in Practice Award program. Each month, several Marriott technology workers are honored for advancing the company’s core operating values. Honorees receive a crystal plaque, a $100 gift check and congratulatory letter from Marriott CIO Carl Wilson.

The magazine also cited Marriott’s low voluntary turnover rate (6.9 percent) in the IT department and the long tenure of many employees (average is 10 years). The company employs 1,189 people in IT, of which 31 percent are women, 39 percent are women managers, 30 percent are minorities and 20 percent are minority managers.

The company offers an average of 10 training days per year to IT employees and has a training budget of $3,683 per employee.