Marriott International to Release Third Quarter 2005 Earnings October 6, 2005

WASHINGTON, Sept 12, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) will conduct its 2005 third quarter earnings review for the investment community and news media on Thursday, October 6, 2005, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The results will be issued before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on that day.

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Marriott's 2005 third quarter covers the 12-week time period from June 18, 2005 through September 9, 2005. Mr. Arne Sorenson, Marriott International's executive vice president, chief financial officer, and president - continental European lodging, will discuss the company's 2005 third quarter results as well as its business outlook for the remainder of 2005.

The conference call will be webcast simultaneously via Marriott's investor relations web site. Investors and news media wishing to access the call on the web should log on to http://www.marriott.com/investor, click the "Recent Investor News" tab and click on the quarterly conference call link. A replay will be available at that same web site until November 14, 2005.

The telephone dial-in number for the conference call is (913) 981-5542. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available from 1 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 6, 2005, until 8 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 13, 2005. To access the replay, call (719) 457-0820. The reservation number for the recording is 5399439. To help ensure the conference call begins in a timely manner, please dial in 5 to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 2,600 lodging properties in the United States and 65 other countries and territories. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is ranked as the lodging industry's most admired company and one of the best places to work for by Fortune(R) magazine. In fiscal year 2004, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $10 billion, and the company had approximately 133,000 employees at year-end 2004. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at http://www.marriott.com.

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Tom Marder of Marriott International, +1-301-380-2553 or thomas.marder@marriott.com

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