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Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta Hotel Completes Upgrade
Setting the standard for in-room relaxation, the Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta is proud to announce completion of a $500,000 media upgrade which has made 37-inch HDTVs a standard feature in each of it more than 300 guest rooms. Hotel suites in Alpharetta, GA have also met a new standard of in-room technology as all rooms on concierge floors at the Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta have been upgraded to include 42-inch HDTVs.
Marriott Takes Fairfield Inn & Suites Brand International
Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) recently bolstered its international hotel development strategy in the Americas by signing an agreement with Pulso Hotelero of Mexico to develop 36 Fairfield Inns in Mexico, which will triple the company’s lodging portfolio there. It represents Marriott’s largest multi-unit development agreement ever.
Sanibel Harbour Resort announces new Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa
Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa announced today their official inauguration as part of the Marriott International family, bringing the first full-service Marriott Hotels & Resorts brand to the popular tourism destination of Lee County in Southwest Florida.
Marriott undergoes corporate restructure
Marriott International is undertaking a corporate restructure that will see it split into four autonomous divisions whilst bringing the formerly stand-alone Ritz-Carlton brand into its corporate offices. President Arne Sorenson said that details still need to be finalised but confirmed that “the number of jobs lost will not be very large”.
Two Biggest Hotel Chains Explore New Industry Move into Teleconferencing
I like it when a business doesn’t define itself too narrowly. So it’s a round of applause this morning for Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Marriott International as they get into the teleconferencing game.
Marriott International announces five new hotels in the Middle East & Africa
Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) today announced the signing of five hotels for its newly established Middle East & Africa Region, including its first properties in Algeria, Ghana and Morocco.
The Autograph Collection - Marriott’s new brand and exclusive group of independent hotels and resort
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) launched today The Autograph Collection, a new brand within the company’s global portfolio comprised of upper upscale and luxury, independent, hotels with distinctive personalities in major cities and desired destinations worldwide.
Marriott accelerates green hotel development
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) announced today that it will expand its green hotel portfolio ten-fold over the next five years by introducing a green hotel prototype that will be pre-certified LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), an internationally recognized green building certification system designed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa now taking leisure reservations
On January 22, 2010, the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa will welcome its first guests.
US embassy deal may include hotel
Following the announcement that the United States has agreed to sell its landmark embassy in London’s Grosvenor Square to Gulf investor Qatari Diar, there are strong suggestions that the site could be developed to include a luxury hotel.
Simplify hotel reservations with Marriott QuickGroup
As businesses and families head into the busy fourth quarter, Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR)—one of the world’s leading lodging companies—is reminding travel planners that QuickGroup, the company’s hotel reservations tool designed specifically for group travel, can help simplify booking blocks of rooms at thousands of hotels worldwide.
Marriott International Ranks #42 on ‘Greenest Big Companies in America’
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) earns a place on Newsweek’s first-ever list of The Greenest Big Companies in America. Marriott received an overall ‘green’ score of 82.75 and ranked #42 out of 100.