The Marriott News Center Debuts on Marriott.com - Your Front Door to Marriott Global News and Conversation

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) invites you to check out the Marriott News Center (www.MarriottNewsCenter.com) - your front door to all global news and conversation.  With this new social and multimedia hub on Marriott.com, which welcomes 12 million unique visitors a month, there's just one single place to connect for all Marriott online news, photos, videos, blogs, Twitter feeds, and more. Plus, we've made it easy for you to share breaking news with your own friends and followers, and share your own thoughts and opinions, too.

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"The Marriott News Center is a compelling and engaging place for consumers, including hotel guests, journalists and investors, to gather the latest news about Marriott, as well as a global forum to converse and share ideas," says Kathleen Matthews, Executive Vice President of Global Communications and Public Affairs, Marriott International.  "The site is intended to transcend generations and communications platforms to reach and engage all audiences."

So, please visit www.MarriottNewsCenter.com and let us know what you think.  Sign up for the RSS feed and be among the first to join our global conversation about the world of Marriott and hospitality.

Visit Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) for company information.

Editors note: For more about www.MarriottNewsCenter.com from Kathleen Matthews, Marriott's EVP of Global Communications and Public Affairs, visit  YouTube.com/marriott.

SOURCE Marriott International, Inc.