Marriott International to Release Second Quarter Earnings On July 12, 2001; Investors and Media Invited to Quarterly Conference Call

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) will conduct its quarterly earnings conference call for investors and news media on July 12, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). Mr. Arne Sorenson, Marriott International's executive vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss the company's second quarter results and its business outlook.

Individual investors and news media are invited to listen to the call on the Internet at http://www.marriott.com/investor and click on "recent investor news" or by telephone at 913-981-5571. We recommend that participants call 15 minutes ahead of the scheduled start time to ensure proper connection. The reservation number is 677297.

Analysts are invited to listen to the call and ask questions at 913-981- 5508 with reservation number 645691.A replay of the call will be available on the Internet until August 12, 2001 at http://www.marriott.com/investor and click on "recent investor news." A recording of the call will also be available by telephone from 1:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, July 12 until Thursday, July 19, at 8:00 p.m. ET. To access the recording, call 719-457-0820. The reservation number for the recording is 645691.

The company's 2001 third quarter earnings call is scheduled for Thursday, October 4, 2001.

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, L.L.C. 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 our web site at http://www.marriott.com .