Kicking off American football season in a big way, Marriott International has confirmed it has signed a multi-year deal with the National Football League to be the exclusive lodging category sponsor. Its Courtyard by Marriott brand will be at the forefront as the Official Hotel Sponsor of the NFL, offering opportunities of unique and high-valued NFL experiences for its customers.

Marriott International has confirmed its collaborative involvement with the International Tourism Partnership and the World Travel & Tourism Council on a groundbreaking initiative to unite hotel industry efforts to calculate and communicate carbon impact by agreeing on a standardised methodology and metrics informed by the GHG Protocol standards.

Marriott has launched a brand new, free mobile app for iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devices.

Malaysia Airlines will be serving a new Chinese menu by JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai on board its new Airbus 330-300 from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia Airlines was recently recognised as the World’s Leading Airline to Asia by the prestigious World Travel Awards.

68-story property to house Courtyard and Residence Inn hotels.

Marriott International and ownership group Granite Broadway Development have signed a franchise agreement to develop the Courtyard and Residence Inn Manhattan/Central Park. Designed by architect Nobutaka Ashihara, the building will rise 752 feet, nine inches high, making it the tallest stand-alone hotel building.