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Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta Hotel Completes Upgrade

Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta Hotel Completes Upgrade

22 December 2009 Press Release Hotel News

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 Takes Fairfield Inn & Suites Brand International

11 December 2009 Press Release Hotel News

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.

Marriott undergoes corporate restructure

Marriott undergoes corporate restructure

17 November 2009 Hotel News

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”.

Marriott accelerates green hotel development

Marriott accelerates green hotel development

11 November 2009 Press Release Hotel News

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).

US embassy deal may include hotel

US embassy deal may include hotel

4 November 2009 Press Release Hotel News

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

Simplify hotel reservations with Marriott QuickGroup

5 October 2009 Press Release Hotel News

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.