Live Audio Available Through Internet of Marriott International Annual Meeting April 28, 2006

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) will provide a live audio web cast of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on April 28. To access the web cast on April 28, go to http://www.marriott.com/investor and click on the "Annual Meeting" link at the right of the screen. A recording of the annual meeting will be available on the web site through June 30, 2006.

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company with nearly 2,800 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 International, Horizons, 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 Washington, D.C., and has approximately 143,000 employees at 2005 year-end. In fiscal year 2005, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $11.6 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at http://www.marriott.com.

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Tom Marder, +1-301-380-2553, thomas.marder@marriott.com, or John Wolf,
+1-301-380-5718, john.wolf@marriott.com, both of Marriott International
Communications

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