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19 unusual facts about Marriott International


Allen Woody

Woody was found dead sitting up in a chair the morning of Saturday August 26, 2000 at the Marriott Courtyard Motel in Queens, New York.

Ashbourne, County Meath

County Meath's second Marriott hotel opened in April 2007 as the 148-room Ashbourne Marriott.

Breadsall Priory

It is currently a Marriott hotel with two 18-hole golf courses: one set in parkland and is called the Priory Course; the other is called the Moorland Course.

David Lorenzo

David Lorenzo started his career in 1989, at age 18, as a bellman at Marriott International.

Exhibition Street, Melbourne

Melbourne's Marriott Hotel is situated on the corner of Exhibition Street and Lonsdale Street, in addition to a Rydges Hotel, and the Mantra at 100 Exhibition Street (formerly the Pacific International).

Marriott International

Marriott also developed three and ultimately opened two theme parks entitled Marriott's Great America from 1976 until 1984.

Marriott International was formed in 1993 when Marriott Corporation split into two companies, Marriott International and Host Marriott Corporation.

Maybury

There is also a large Marriott chain hotel here (previously The Royal Scot), and The Gyle Shopping Centre is nearby.

Michael Torchia

Mike has also traveled the globe shooting rand destinations for the Hyatt and Marriott hotel chains as well as many others.

Neighborhoods of Norwich, Connecticut

This area is now commercial with numerous gas stations, a Courtyard Marriott and a park and ride.

North Shore Connector

Other businesses and attractions served include the Del Monte corporate headquarters (600 employees), Equitable Resources (450 employees), the SpringHill Suites Marriott Hotel and other nearby hotels, Stage AE North Shore Amphitheater (Indoor rock club plus outdoor amphitheater with lawn for 5,500 visitors opening December 2010), the Andy Warhol Museum (90,000 visitors), and many other night spots and restaurants.

Philip Markoff

# Julissa Brisman (who had posted an advertisement online offering massage services) was found dead on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at the Copley Marriott, also in Boston.

Pop Warner Little Scholars

The 2010 Scholastic Banquet took place in Philadelphia, the birthplace of Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc., while the 2011 All-American Scholar Weekend was held in downtown Chicago at the Marriott, Magnificent Mile.

Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel

The Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel is a hotel that belongs to Marriott Group and comprises two wings which are very distinct in its design.

Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa

The hotel is managed by PCH Hotels and Resorts, Inc. and is a franchise of Marriott International.

Sukhumvit Road

Restaurants of various levels of luxury exist all along the road, as well as hotels including famous names such as The Westin, JW Marriott, Sheraton, Ramada Hotel and Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit, and Four Points by Sheraton.

Teodoro Maniaci

Along with cinematographer Teodoro Maniaci, the hotel scenes are striking in their "anyplace" feeling and that annoying balance of composition that you might expect from a Marriott brochure picture.

Travel website

A rate aggregator for hotel rates with a very high level of cooperation is Roomkey.com, which was actually founded by the hotel chains Choice Hotels, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt, Intercontinental, Wyndham and Marriott.

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre

Two hotels operated by Marriott and one by Hilton, are also located at the Centre, as well as a Monte Carlo Inn.


Carmen Nydia Velázquez

Velázquez performed for a three month season at the Marriott Hotel, in Condado, San Juan Puerto Rico, (June–September) 2007, and the show was broadcast through WORO-TV, channel 13.

Chip Conley

In 2011, Conley and Joie de Vivre learned that Market Metrix awarded the company the #1 customer service award in the U.S. in the Upper Upscale hotel category for 2010, beating out Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Sheraton, Westin, Kimpton and Peninsula hotels.

David L. Armstrong

Some of the projects he championed were expansions of the medical district, a $111 million Marriott hotel, Fourth Street Live! and Louisville Glassworks.

Revenue management

Robert Crandall discussed his success with Yield Management with J. W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr., CEO of Marriott International.

Roger Crawford

Several famous individuals and incorporations, such as Marriott Hotels, Nike, Chris Evert, and Ronald Reagan have acknowledged Crawford for overcoming handicaps.

Rosemont, Illinois

Most major hotel chains operating in the United States have a presence in Rosemont, including Global Hyatt, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Marriott International, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Accor, and InterContinental Hotels Group, among others.

Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen

Saleh Ibn Abdul Rahman Hussayen (صالح ابن عبدالرحمن حسین) is a prominent Saudi government official who fell under suspicion following the Sept 11th attacks when it was discovered that three of the hijackers, Hani Hanjour, Khalid Almihdhar, and Nawaf Alhazmi had checked into the Marriott Residence Inn in Herndon, Virginia, the same hotel he was staying at, the night before the attacks.

Tourism in Bangladesh

The Marriott, Westin, and Radisson are among the upcoming five-star hotels in Chittagong.