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Marriott Keeps Guests Fit

With fitness becoming an important
part of the hotel stay for many business travelers, Marriott
International, Inc. is committed to providing guests with the most fitness
options of any hotel company, from 24-hour fitness centers to
complimentary in-room fitness options to in-room fitness videos.
Additionally, Marriott is now giving guests two ways to win fitness prizes
in the Stay Trim On Travel Sweepstakes and Scratch Off Game. Guests who make a reservation on Marriott.com with an American Express(R)
Card between now and April 15, 2005, and begin their stay before April 30,
2005, are automatically entered into the sweepstakes for a chance to win
the grand prize, a week for two at any Marriott resort worldwide,
including airfare and spa certificate. One hundred and forty total prizes
valued close to $50,000, including treadmills, mountain bikes and iPods
will be awarded. Log onto Marriott.com to play and for official rules. The
sweepstakes is open to residents of the 50 US States and the District of
Columbia who are 18 and older as of March 1, 2005.

In addition, anyone can play the Stay Trim On Travel Scratch-Off Game once
a day, every day until April 15, 2005 on Marriott.com. Over 350 prizes,
ranging from a one-year gym membership to Marriott fitness gift packs, are
available.

Marriott offers many fitness options for travelers looking to “Stay Trim
On Travel,” including the new “Great Health - Fit for You” program, which
offers complimentary use of in-room fitness options that provide guests
with cutting edge exercise choices. Workout offerings including the
BodyRev(TM), BodyWedge21(TM) and Michael Sena’s Traveling Trainer are
delivered to guestrooms upon request at full-service Marriott and
Renaissance hotels in North America.

If you do not wish to make an online reservation, but wish to enter the
sweepstakes, you may enter by hand printing your name, complete address,
daytime phone number and date of birth on a plain piece of 3” x 5” paper
and mailing it in a hand-addressed postage stamped envelope to:
Marriott.com Stay Trim on Travel Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 7600, Melville, NY
11775-7600. Enter as often as you wish, but each entry must be mailed
separately. All mail-in entries must be postmarked by April 15, 2005 and
received by April 22, 2005. No purchase or reservation necessary to enter
or win. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend on total number of
eligible entries received.
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