Elaine Watson wins General Manager of the Year Award Middle East

Notes and media contacts

About Marriott International:

Marriott International is a leading lodging company with over 3,000 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, Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club, 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 Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and had approximately 151,000 employees at 2007 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry's most admired company and one of the best companies to work for by Fortune magazine, and has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 2007 Sustained Excellence Award and Partner of the Year since 2004. In fiscal year 2007, Marriott International reported sales form continuing operations of $13bn.

Media contact:

Howard Liem
Cluster PR & Marketing Executive
Courtyard by Marriott & Marriott Executive Apartments
Green Community, Dubai Investment Park
P.O. Box: 63845
Dubai - UAE
Tel: +971-4-8852222
Dir: +971-4-8093480
Fax: +971-4-8852121