Marriott International News

Middle East: 3 hours, 15 minutes ago Marriott International has announced plans to open five hotels across the Middle East & Africa and establish a regional headquarters in Dubai, signalling its continued confidence in the long-term growth prospects for the hospitality industry in the region.

Marriott International today announced the signing of five hotels for its newly established Middle East & Africa Region, including its first properties in Algeria, Ghana and Morocco.

Marriott International is finalizing a green prototype for its Courtyard brand and intends to have similar designs for most of its brands next year.

Marriott International, Inc. 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.

The green hotel prototype, which will be available in April 2010, will save owners approximately $100,000 and six months in design time, and reduce a hotel's energy and water consumption by up to 25 percent, based on national averages.

United Arab Emirates: 20 minutes ago Marriott International today announced the signing of five hotels for its newly established Middle East & Africa Region, including its first properties in Algeria, Ghana and Morocco.

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Oman: 3 hours, 55 minutes ago The Salalah Marriott Resort will welcome its first guests on December 15, 2009.

Marriott International, Inc., "Marriott," today announced that its board of directors has declared the issuance of a stock dividend of a 0.00341 share of common stock for each outstanding share of common stock of the company, payable on Dec.

Oman: 1 hour, 8 minutes ago Muhammad Asif, Director of Finance, joins the team of the Salalah Marriott Resort from the JW Marriott Kuwait and Courtyard by Marriott Kuwait.

Oman: 1 hour, 21 minutes ago Germinal Garcia has been appointed as General Manager for the pre-opening of the Salalah Marriott Resort in Oman.

Global hospitality major Marriott International has opened one of its flagship hotels -- Courtyard -- in Gurgaon, near here, and said it was planning an expansion spree in the country.

Hyatt Hotels Corp., the chain controlled by Chicagoa s Pritzker family, climbed in its first day of trading after raising $950 million in the third-largest U.S. initial public offering this year.

A pedestrian struck by a hit-and-run driver can pursue a claim under an accidental death and dismemberment policy that AIG Life Insurance Co.

Leading US-based hospitality chain Marriott International is aggressively expanding its footprint in India and plans to add 26 new hotels in its portfolio across the country, senior company executives said.

The 342-room property, located in the Resorts World Manila Complex becomes third property for Marriott in the Philippines.

Washington, D.C.'s plan to build a headquarters hotel for the Walter E. Washington Convention Center is caught in a legal snag, but officials hope to resolve the issues and break ground by the end of the year.

This San Luis Obispo hotel is offering an exclusive Hearst Castle tours package that includes hotel stay, transportation and many other amenities.

With the Atlanta Airport Marriott's Atlanta park and fly package, travelers will enjoy free parking for up to seven days and a complimentary shuttle to and from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

The library is the place to find answers to the world's questions. Former first lady Laura Bush, who spoke at the rededication of the University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library on Monday, also said there is someone at every library "who will be there to help you." With its lustrous and brilliant new exterior and wide-open, high-tech interior, ...