Saturday, November 29, 2008

Marriott Now in Town

First Check-In at the Marriott Executive Apartments in Bahrain

Manama, Bahrain - November 28, 2008The Marriott Executive Apartments Bahrain has officially checked in its first guests, November 27, 2008 at 11.24 am local time. Mr. Joseph Richards and his family were greeted by the entire pre-opening team and the General Manager Hossein Garan. “It is a remarkable day for us and Marriott International as we are herewith opening the first Marriott property in Bahrain.”

The soft opening period will officially start today, November 28, 2008.


First Check-in: Mr. Joseph Richards and his family were welcomed by (from right) General Manager Hossein Garan, Director of Sales Marwan Haddad, and Director of Rooms Operations Teodor Ardeleanu.


The Marriott Executive Apartments Manama Bahrain is strategically located in Al Fateh/Juffair, near to the diplomatic area, the city’s financial district, Bahrain International Airport and Bahrain International Investment Park. The luxury serviced apartment hotel offers 188 elegantly appointed one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments overlooking the Kingdom skyline and Arabian Gulf as well as Skyw@lk café, gym and swimming pool.

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Marriott Executive Apartments, the upscale serviced apartment brand of Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) will nearly double in size in the next 36 months to respond to a growing need in many emerging markets for long-term stay lodging for executive expatriates needing spacious housing and hotel amenities. Including Bahrain, Marriott operates 17 Marriott Executive Apartments in 14 countries outside the U.S., and 14 more hotels are planned in countries such as Qatar, Thailand, Egypt, China, India, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 3,100 lodging properties in the United States and 66 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club, Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., and had approximately 151,000 employees at 2007 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired company and one of the best companies to work for by FORTUNE®, and has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 2007 Sustained Excellence Award and Partner of the Year since 2004. In fiscal year 2007, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $13 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at http://www.marriott.com/.

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