Marriott International to Speak at Wachovia Consumer Growth Conference on February 23; Investors and News Media Invited to Webcast

Feb 17, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Carl T. Berquist, executive vice president financial information and enterprise risk management for Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR), will speak at the Wachovia Consumer Growth Conference to be held on February 23 at 9:20 a.m., eastern time.

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Individual investors and news media are invited to a live webcast of the presentation on the Internet at http://www.marriott.com/investor (click on "Recent Investor News").

The webcast will be available until May 17, 2006 at the same site.

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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company with over 2,700 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. Marriott is also in the synthetic fuel business. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 143,000 employees. 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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