Marriott International Launches Investor Relations Website

Marriott International Launches Investor Relations Website

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) today launched a new website for investors at www.marriott.com/investor. Marriott's current and prospective investors now have easy access to up-to-date information about the company's performance and goals with a few simple clicks. Whether it is historical tax basis information, today's stock price or the ability to check shareholder accounts, investors can look to this one site for the answers. Some of the site's features include Marriott's current stock price, financial press releases, historical stock price charts and tax basis information, corporate and financial information, access to shareholder accounts, a calendar of investor relations events, an investor fact book and an invitation to join the company's email alert list.

Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading worldwide hospitality company with over 2,200 operating units in the United States and 59 other countries and territories. Marriott Lodging operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Ramada International brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott, Ritz- Carlton and Horizons brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its ExecuStay by Marriott division; and operates conference centers. Other Marriott businesses include senior living communities and services, wholesale food distribution, procurement services and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 153,000 employees. In fiscal year 2000, Marriott International reported systemwide sales of $19.8 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit the web site at http://www.marriott.com .

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