A WEEK TO SHARE AND APPRECIATE

Marriott Bahrain Celebrates the Associate Appreciation Week 2012

Manama, Bahrain – June 13, 2012 – The Marriott Executive Apartments Manama Bahrain and Residence Inn by Marriott Manama Juffair celebrated "Associate Appreciation Week 2012" (AAW 2012). Starting from 19 to 24 May 2012, all Marriott properties around the world celebrated the week with lots of activities and events.

This week provides the opportunity to thank associates for everything they do every day to embody our enduring core values. Their hard work, commitment and dedication to our business and its people keep our operations running smoothly, our guests coming back, and the communities we serve a better place.

In Bahrain, the 6-days event was filled with various fun activities such as games, competitions, raffles, entertainment and a party on the last day of the week. More than 200 associates from different departments participated in this great annual event.

Also during this week the Marriott Executive Apartments Manama, Bahrain hosted a "Blood Donation Campaign".  The event is part of its corporate core values "Spirit to Serve Our Communities". This is an integral part of the Associate Appreciation Week, giving associates the opportunity to serve their local community.

Working together with Bahrain Blood Bank (BBB), the blood donation campaign started from 9am to 12pm. More than 30 associates, guests and residents of the MEA Bahrain volunteered in the program.

General Manager Sam Van Campenhout said that the event is dedicated for the company's most valuable asset; our associates. "This week, our entire company was very grateful to celebrate our associate's hard work and dedication to serve our guests and communities".

Human Resources Manager Loay Mamdouh said "Appreciation week is one of the opportunities where we show our associates the Marriott philosophy of saying, if we take care of the associates, associates will take care of the guests, and the guests will come back."

"I believe that associates satisfaction is the most important tool to retain our workforce, and we should always focus on this, especially in the present tough competing environment," added Loay.

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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.

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 www.marriott.com.


Press Contact:

Oriadna J. Ortega (Marketing & PR Executive)

Marriott Executive Apartments Manama

P.O. Box 76151, Al Fateh - Manama

Kingdom of Bahrain

Tel: +973 17 363 999

Fax: +973 17 363 888

Mob: +973 36 200 755

mea.baher.sales.exec1@marriott.com

www.meabahrain.com