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|   | #######                |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | ##                     |                                         |   |
|   | ##### TRAVEL INDUSTRY  |                                         |   |
|   | ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | **NEW ZEALAND VISIT    |                                         |   |
|   | USA SEMINARS**         |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | The New Zealand Visit  |                                         |   |
|   | USA Committee is       |                                         |   |
|   | holding USA-focused    |                                         |   |
|   | seminars, exhibits,    |                                         |   |
|   | culinary showcases and |                                         |   |
|   | social events in       |                                         |   |
|   | Wellington,            |                                         |   |
|   | Christchurch and       |                                         |   |
|   | Auckland on February   |                                         |   |
|   | 3-4, 2005. Prior to    |                                         |   |
|   | the Visit USA          |                                         |   |
|   | Association            |                                         |   |
|   | Australia's SeeAmerica |                                         |   |
|   | Week Downunder events, |                                         |   |
|   | US suppliers and       |                                         |   |
|   | destinations can       |                                         |   |
|   | present their products |                                         |   |
|   | and services to the    |                                         |   |
|   | New Zealand trade and  |                                         |   |
|   | media.                 |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | **BIOMETRIC DEADLINE   |                                         |   |
|   | EXTENSION PASSES       |                                         |   |
|   | CONGRESS**             |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | The travel industry    |                                         |   |
|   | marked a major         |                                         |   |
|   | legislative victory    |                                         |   |
|   | following a closely    |                                         |   |
|   | watched Senate vote.   |                                         |   |
|   | Acting just weeks      |                                         |   |
|   | after the House of     |                                         |   |
|   | Representatives passed |                                         |   |
|   | similar legislation,   |                                         |   |
|   | the Senate voted to    |                                         |   |
|   | extend a looming       |                                         |   |
|   | government deadline    |                                         |   |
|   | for inbound visitors.  |                                         |   |
|   | For months TIA and     |                                         |   |
|   | other travel industry  |                                         |   |
|   | organizations have     |                                         |   |
|   | urged Congress and the |                                         |   |
|   | Administration to      |                                         |   |
|   | extend the October     |                                         |   |
|   | deadline by which new  |                                         |   |
|   | passports from Visa    |                                         |   |
|   | Waiver nations had to  |                                         |   |
|   | contain biometric      |                                         |   |
|   | identifiers. The       |                                         |   |
|   | travel industry        |                                         |   |
|   | supports the policy.   |                                         |   |
|   | But it argued          |                                         |   |
|   | successfully that the  |                                         |   |
|   | Visa Waiver nations    |                                         |   |
|   | that supply more than  |                                         |   |
|   | two-thirds of overseas |                                         |   |
|   | visitors to the U.S.   |                                         |   |
|   | were unable to comply  |                                         |   |
|   | by October.            |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | **NEW TRAVEL IMPACT    |                                         |   |
|   | REPORT RELEASED**      |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | According to TIA\'s    |                                         |   |
|   | recently released      |                                         |   |
|   | annual report, *Impact |                                         |   |
|   | of Travel on State     |                                         |   |
|   | Economies, 2004        |                                         |   |
|   | Edition*, domestic     |                                         |   |
|   | travelers spent \$490  |                                         |   |
|   | billion in the U.S.    |                                         |   |
|   | during their 2003      |                                         |   |
|   | travels, an increase   |                                         |   |
|   | of 3.5 percent from    |                                         |   |
|   | 2002. International    |                                         |   |
|   | traveler expenditures  |                                         |   |
|   | in the U.S., however,  |                                         |   |
|   | declined another 3     |                                         |   |
|   | percent in 2003 after  |                                         |   |
|   | decreasing 7.4 percent |                                         |   |
|   | in 2002.               |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | **NATIONAL PARKS       |                                         |   |
|   | VISITATION TOPS        |                                         |   |
|   | OVERALL TOURISM        |                                         |   |
|   | GROWTH**               |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | The early returns on   |                                         |   |
|   | the See America\'s     |                                         |   |
|   | National Parks         |                                         |   |
|   | campaign show that the |                                         |   |
|   | travel industry        |                                         |   |
|   | partnership is having  |                                         |   |
|   | a substantial impact   |                                         |   |
|   | on National Park       |                                         |   |
|   | visitation. Following  |                                         |   |
|   | years of decline,      |                                         |   |
|   | visits to National     |                                         |   |
|   | Parks are up 5 percent |                                         |   |
|   | this summer.           |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | **TIA HOSTS HEALTH AND |                                         |   |
|   | RECREATION             |                                         |   |
|   | ORGANIZATIONS**        |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | TIA recently hosted a  |                                         |   |
|   | meeting in Washington, |                                         |   |
|   | D.C. to facilitate     |                                         |   |
|   | partnerships between   |                                         |   |
|   | the travel and tourism |                                         |   |
|   | industry, health and   |                                         |   |
|   | recreation             |                                         |   |
|   | organizations, and     |                                         |   |
|   | federal agencies.      |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | **PR PROFESSIONALS     |                                         |   |
|   | MEET AT TIA**          |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | Twenty communications  |                                         |   |
|   | and public relations   |                                         |   |
|   | professionals from     |                                         |   |
|   | throughout the travel  |                                         |   |
|   | industry attended a    |                                         |   |
|   | forum called the       |                                         |   |
|   | Travel Association     |                                         |   |
|   | Idea Exchange at       |                                         |   |
|   | TIA\'s offices in      |                                         |   |
|   | Washington, D.C. The   |                                         |   |
|   | three hour session was |                                         |   |
|   | an opportunity for     |                                         |   |
|   | professionals from     |                                         |   |
|   | trade associations to  |                                         |   |
|   | network and share      |                                         |   |
|   | ideas.                 |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | **BIOMETRIC PASSPORT   |                                         |   |
|   | EXTENSION BECOMES      |                                         |   |
|   | LAW**                  |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | President Bush signed  |                                         |   |
|   | into law legislation   |                                         |   |
|   | that grants Visa       |                                         |   |
|   | Waiver Program         |                                         |   |
|   | countries one          |                                         |   |
|   | additional year to     |                                         |   |
|   | begin producing new    |                                         |   |
|   | passports that contain |                                         |   |
|   | biometric identifiers. |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | **TIA SURVEY FINDS     |                                         |   |
|   | GROWING OPTIMISM ABOUT |                                         |   |
|   | TRAVEL TO U.S.**       |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | The latest edition of  |                                         |   |
|   | TIA's semi-annual      |                                         |   |
|   | survey of Visit USA    |                                         |   |
|   | Committee              |                                         |   |
|   | representatives around |                                         |   |
|   | the world found that   |                                         |   |
|   | they are much more     |                                         |   |
|   | optimistic about U.S.  |                                         |   |
|   | travel prospects than  |                                         |   |
|   | they were six months   |                                         |   |
|   | ago.                   |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | **JAPAN SEEAMERICA     |                                         |   |
|   | MEDIA MARKETPLACE**    |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | Only a handful of      |                                         |   |
|   | spaces are remaining   |                                         |   |
|   | at the SeeAmerica      |                                         |   |
|   | Media Marketplace at   |                                         |   |
|   | [SeeAmerica Week       |                                         |   |
|   | Japan](http://w        |                                         |   |
|   | ww.tia.org/Marketing/s |                                         |   |
|   | aeducation_japan.asp), |                                         |   |
|   | **September 21**,      |                                         |   |
|   | 2004, **Tokyo**. The   |                                         |   |
|   | event gives U.S.       |                                         |   |
|   | suppliers and          |                                         |   |
|   | destinations           |                                         |   |
|   | one-on-one time with   |                                         |   |
|   | key Japanese travel    |                                         |   |
|   | writers to strengthen  |                                         |   |
|   | their relationship     |                                         |   |
|   | with the media, meet   |                                         |   |
|   | new journalists, pitch |                                         |   |
|   | story ideas and hand   |                                         |   |
|   | out promotional        |                                         |   |
|   | materials.             |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | **WORLDWIDE MARKETING  |                                         |   |
|   | OUTLOOK FORUM**        |                                         |   |
|   |                        |                                         |   |
|   | TIA's Marketing        |                                         |   |
|   | Outlook Forum (MOF) is |                                         |   |
|   | the national           |                                         |   |
|   | conference for the     |                                         |   |
|   | U.S. travel and        |                                         |   |
|   | tourism industry       |                                         |   |
|   | designed to document   |                                         |   |
|   | the global economic,   |                                         |   |
|   | social, marketing,     |                                         |   |
|   | demographic, and       |                                         |   |
|   | technological trends   |                                         |   |
|   | that will affect       |                                         |   |
|   | travel in the years    |                                         |   |
|   | ahead. The 30th Annual |                                         |   |
|   | MOF will be held on    |                                         |   |
|   | **October 27-29**,     |                                         |   |
|   | 2004 in                |                                         |   |
|   | **Phoenix/Scottsdale,  |                                         |   |
|   | USA**.                 |                                         |   |
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|   | ####### TRAVEL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (Cont'd...)       |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | **AUSTRALIA SEEAMERICA WEEK DOWNUNDER**                          |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | SeeAmerica Week Downunder, **February 27-March 3**, 2005, is a   |   |
|   | USA-exclusive promotional event organized by the [Visit USA      |   |
|   | Organisation Australia](http://www.visitusa.org.au/). US travel  |   |
|   | companies will reach up to 1,000 travel trade and media in       |   |
|   | **Brisbane, Sydney** and **Melbourne**.                          |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | **THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY**                  |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | **PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY, JETBLUE AIRWAYS TO    |   |
|   | BUILD NEW TERMINAL AT JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT**    |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and JetBlue will     |   |
|   | build a 640,000-square-foot passenger terminal housing 26 gates  |   |
|   | on a 70-acre tract in JFK's central terminal area at a cost of   |   |
|   | \$875 million.                                                   |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | The agency also approved entering into an agreement with the     |   |
|   | Federal Aviation Administration, the New York State Historic     |   |
|   | Preservation Office and the Advisory Council on Historic         |   |
|   | Preservation for the rehabilitation, restoration and adaptive    |   |
|   | reuse of Terminal 5, behind which the new passenger terminal     |   |
|   | will be built. The agreement ensures that Terminal 5, which was  |   |
|   | dedicated in 1962, will remain an airport centerpiece even       |   |
|   | though no airlines at JFK wish to operate it as a passenger      |   |
|   | terminal because of its physical and aeronautical limitations.   |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | **FARRINGTON AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL**                           |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | Cosmos~®~ are the worldwide experts in providing value quality   |   |
|   | travel, affording you the benefits of group travel with much of  |   |
|   | the freedom and choice associated with independent holidays.     |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | Traveling with Cosmos~®~ to North America, travelers will visit  |   |
|   | exciting cities from coast to coast and experience:              |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | 1.  Sightseeing - overviews of the important sights with average |   |
|   |     of 40% free time for independent exploration                 |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | 2.  Fascinating people from all over the world - many of your    |   |
|   |     fellow travelers may be a fascinating blend of people from   |   |
|   |     far away places, and together travelers will share the       |   |
|   |     thrill of discovering North America                          |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | 3.  Accommodation - hotels are in prime locations, within easy   |   |
|   |     reach of what travelers want to see and do                   |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | 4.  Tour Director - provides extensive local knowledge and gives |   |
|   |     recommendations, travelers can make their own discoveries    |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | [HOT OFFER !!]{.underline}                                       |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | Enjoy the spectacular colors of New England                      |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | 1.  8 Days New England\'s Fall Foliage \~ Price from US\$1,019   |   |
|   |     (tour code: 8160)                                            |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | \- departure dates: Sep 24, Oct 1, 2, 8, 9, 10                   |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | > Sightseeing highlights: Springfield, Killington, Lake          |   |
|   | > Champlain, Woodstock, Manchester, Billings Farm, Stowe,        |   |
|   | > Kancamagus Highway, Mount Washington, Maine\'s rocky           |   |
|   | > shoreline, Ogunquit, Salem                                     |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | 2\. 10 Days New England Traditions \~ Price from US\$1,159 (tour |   |
|   | code: 8100)                                                      |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | \- departure dates: Sep 29, Oct 1, 2, 6, 7, 13, 17               |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | > Sightseeing highlights: Acadia National Park, Portland,        |   |
|   | > Augusta, Franconia Notch, Montpelier, Stowe, Lake Champlain,   |   |
|   | > Lake Placid, Catskills and Hudson River Valley                 |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | Southern United States                                           |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | 1\. 10 Days Highlights of Sunny Florida \~ Price from US\$929    |   |
|   | (tour code: 8400)                                                |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | \- departure dates: Oct 1, 8 , 29, Nov 5, 12, 26, Dec 3          |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | > Sightseeing highlights: Florida\'s Atlantic coast, Gold Coast, |   |
|   | > Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach, Florida Keys, Key West,          |   |
|   | > Everglades National Park, Gulf Coast shoreline, Treasure       |   |
|   | > Island                                                         |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | Western United States                                            |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | 1\. 6 or 8 Days National Parks Highlights \~ Price from US\$699  |   |
|   | (tour code: 8520, 8525)                                          |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | \- departure dates: Nov 7, 21                                    |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | > Sightseeing highlights: Las Vegas, Grand Canyon National Park, |   |
|   | > Monument Valley, Painted Desert, Lake Powell, Grand Staircase  |   |
|   | > Escalante National Monument, Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion  |   |
|   | > National Park                                                  |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | Hawaii                                                           |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | 1\. 8 Days Hawaiian Escape \~ Price from US\$1,049 (tour         |   |
|   | code:7060)                                                       |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | \- departure dates: Sep 25, Nov 6, Dec 4                         |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | > Sightseeing highlights: Waikiki Beach, the USS Arizona         |   |
|   | > Memorial, Lao Valley, Haleakala National Park                  |   |
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|   | **NORTHWEST AIRLINES**                                           |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | **NORTHWEST AIRLINES TO FLY DETROIT-TOKYO-GUANGZHOU, CHINA**     |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | New flight will enable convenient single-connection service to   |   |
|   | Guangzhou from seven other U.S. cities                           |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | Northwest Airlines will begin offering new daily service from    |   |
|   | Detroit to Guangzhou, China through its Pacific hub at Tokyo     |   |
|   | beginning October 31.                                            |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | The new flight will also provide convenient, daily               |   |
|   | single-connection service between Guangzhou and seven U.S.       |   |
|   | gateways served by Northwest including Honolulu, Los Angeles,    |   |
|   | Minneapolis/St Paul, New York-JFK, Portland, Ore., San Francisco |   |
|   | and Seattle.                                                     |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | **UNITED AIRLINES**                                              |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | **New Service**                                                  |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | United Airlines announced that it will start Ho Chi Minh city to |   |
|   | San Francisco service effective Dec 10. Hong Kong has been       |   |
|   | chosen as its stopover. Direct flight service between Vietnam    |   |
|   | and the U.S. was absent in the past three decades. Last year,    |   |
|   | the two countries signed a bilateral aviation agreement,         |   |
|   | allowing U.S. carriers to land on Vietnam. United will operate   |   |
|   | combined passenger and cargo service using a Boeing 747-400      |   |
|   | aircraft configured with 14 United First Suite® seats, 73 United |   |
|   | Business® seats and 260 United Economy® class seats.             |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | **New Agreement**                                                |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | Starbucks Coffee Company and United Airlines have just extended  |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | successful relationship with a new three-year supply and         |   |
|   | cooperative                                                      |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | marketing agreement under which Starbucks(r) coffee will         |   |
|   | continue to be                                                   |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | the exclusive coffee for United Airlines and Ted flights         |   |
|   | worldwide.                                                       |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | **Product Enhancement**                                          |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | United Airlines has completed several new enhancements to its    |   |
|   | overseas flights. These enhancements include                     |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | ### reconfigured three-cabin aircraft with up to                 |   |
|   | five more inches of legroom in the United Economy Plus and seve |   |
|   | n additional inches of legroom in the United Business^^sections |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | ### new amenity kits includ                                      |   |
|   | e Crabtree & Evelyn's all-natural bath and body care products ma |   |
|   | de exclusively for United First^^ and United Business customers |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | ### enhanced, healthy food c                                     |   |
|   | hoices for United First and United Business customers traveling  |   |
|   | from Europe and Japan to the U.S. and on intra-Pacific flights;  |   |
|   |                                                                  |   |
|   | ###                                                              |   |
|   | Doug Frost, a well-regarded wine expert, James Beard Award nomin |   |
|   | ee, newspaper columnist and book author, appointed as wine consu |   |
|   | ltant to help United choose wine for its in-flight wine program. |   |
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|   | ####### MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL                                   |   |
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|   | **MARRIOTT VACATION CLUB REVEALS PLANS FOR FIRST LAS VEGAS       |   |
|   | RESORT**                                                         |   |
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|   | **Sales Begin for the Future Marriott's Grand Chateau, Located   |   |
|   | on The Strip**                                                   |   |
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|   | Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI), the vacation        |   |
|   | ownership division of Marriott International Inc. (NYSE:MAR)     |   |
|   | announced the start of sales and construction for its first      |   |
|   | resort in Nevada. Overlooking the world-famous Las Vegas strip,  |   |
|   | Marriott's Grand Chateau will include 888 one-, two- and         |   |
|   | three-bedroom villas in four connected 38-story towers. Opening  |   |
|   | prices range from \$10,140 to \$29,900 per week of deeded        |   |
|   | ownership, depending on villa type and season purchased. Initial |   |
|   | occupancy is slated for October 2005.                            |   |
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|   | **MARRIOTT ANNOUNCES PLANS TO OPEN SECOND RENAISSANCE CLUBSPORT  |   |
|   | HOTEL**                                                          |   |
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|   | **Full-Service Hotel and Sports and Fitness Resort to be located |   |
|   | in Orange County, Calif.**                                       |   |
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|   | Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) and Leisure Sports, Inc. |   |
|   | announced plans to open a second Renaissance ClubSport Hotel.    |   |
|   | The unique boutique-style hotel and sports and fitness resort    |   |
|   | will be part of a new development phase at the master planned    |   |
|   | Summit Office Campus located in Aliso Viejo, an upscale planned  |   |
|   | community in Orange County, Calif. Groundbreaking is expected by |   |
|   | year end, and the hotel is scheduled to open in early 2006. The  |   |
|   | property is being developed by Parker Properties and will        |   |
|   | operate as a Renaissance franchise, managed by Leisure Sports,   |   |
|   | Inc.                                                             |   |
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|   | **MARRIOTT GRAND RESIDENCE CLUB FORMULATES NEW APPROACH TO       |   |
|   | ENTICE THE MEETINGS AND INCENTIVE MARKET**                       |   |
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|   | Marriott Grand Residence Club promises to be a unique lodging    |   |
|   | alternative for meeting planners and their attendees on Lake     |   |
|   | Tahoe's South Shore. A new approach for the fractional ownership |   |
|   | resort, Marriott Grand Residence Club offers its                 |   |
|   | "home-away-from-home" setting to small groups - from corporate   |   |
|   | retreats to incentives -- for a year-round alpine adventure.     |   |
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|   | **MARRIOTT VACATION CLUB INTERNATIONAL OPENS NEW RESORT ON SOUTH |   |
|   | CAROLINA'S GRAND STRAND**                                        |   |
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|   | Marriott Vacation Club International, the vacation ownership     |   |
|   | division of Marriott International Inc. (NYSE:MAR), continues    |   |
|   | its tradition of providing beautiful oceanfront resorts with the |   |
|   | opening of Marriott\'s OceanWatch Villas at Grande Dunes in      |   |
|   | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Ideally set in a destination known |   |
|   | for its relaxing atmosphere, temperate weather and abundance of  |   |
|   | world class golf courses, the new resort now includes 64 of a    |   |
|   | proposed 374 two-bedroom villas.                                 |   |
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|   | **MARRIOTT VACATION CLUB OPENS SECOND ARUBA RESORT**             |   |
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|   | **Owners Begin "Honeymoons for Life" in the Caribbean**          |   |
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|   | Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI), the vacation        |   |
|   | ownership division of Marriott International Inc. (NYSE:MAR),    |   |
|   | announced today the opening of its highly anticipated second     |   |
|   | resort on the island of Aruba, Marriott's Aruba Surf Club. The   |   |
|   | first 165 two-bedroom villas are now available for lifetime      |   |
|   | vacation owners, as well as one-time nightly rental guests.      |   |
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|   | **MARRIOTT COMPLETES CONVERSION OF THE COLUMBUS ADAM'S MARK TO   |   |
|   | THE COLUMBUS, A RENAISSANCE HOTEL**                              |   |
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|   | Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) announced that The       |   |
|   | Columbus Hotel has been converted to its Renaissance Hotels &    |   |
|   | Resorts brand. The former Adam's Mark property in Columbus,      |   |
|   | Ohio, has been renamed The Columbus, A Renaissance Hotel. The    |   |
|   | 415-room hotel, which is located at 50 North Third Street, is    |   |
|   | owned by Terrapin Columbus, LLC and managed by Marriott          |   |
|   | International's Renaissance Hotels & Resorts brand. Situated     |   |
|   | within a few blocks of the Greater Columbus Convention Center    |   |
|   | and State Capitol, the hotel offers 33,500 square feet of        |   |
|   | meeting space, including an 11,700-square-foot ballroom.         |   |
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|   | **FAIRFIELD INN INTRODUCES FREE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS**     |   |
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|   | **Marriott International Leads the Hotel Industry, Offering      |   |
|   | High-Speed Internet Access at More Than 2,200 Hotels Worldwide** |   |
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|   | Marriott International Inc. (NYSE:MAR) introduced free           |   |
|   | high-speed internet access at more than 400 Fairfield Inn hotels |   |
|   | in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Fairfield Inn is a moderately    |   |
|   | priced hotel brand primarily serving value-driven business       |   |
|   | travelers and leisure guests. In addition to free high-speed     |   |
|   | internet access, Fairfield Inn also offers free local calls and  |   |
|   | complimentary continental breakfast.                             |   |
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|   | ####### MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL (Cont\'d...)                      |   |
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|   | **THE RENAISSANCE TAMPA HOTEL INTERNATIONAL PLAZA OPENS**        |   |
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|   | **Hotel Located Near High-end Shopping Offers Special            |   |
|   | Introductory Package**                                           |   |
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|   | Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, an upscale, full-service brand of  |   |
|   | Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR), announced the opening   |   |
|   | of the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza. The hotel is |   |
|   | situated next to International Plaza and Bay Street, a           |   |
|   | world-class shopping destination. The 293-room, eight-story      |   |
|   | hotel is owned by CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc., the nation's       |   |
|   | second largest hotel real estate investment trust, and managed   |   |
|   | by Renaissance Hotels & Resorts.                                 |   |
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|   | **MARKET METRIX RANKS SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT "HIGHEST     |   |
|   | GUEST SATISFACTION" AMONG UPSCALE HOTELS**                       |   |
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|   | **Residence Inn by Marriott Named Best Hotel Reservations        |   |
|   | Website**                                                        |   |
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|   | For the 2nd quarter in a row, SpringHill Suites by Marriott is   |   |
|   | ranked highest for customer satisfaction in the upscale hotels   |   |
|   | segment according to Market Metrix's Hospitality Index.          |   |
|   | Residence Inn by Marriott was also named best hotel reservations |   |
|   | website. The survey is a quarterly report of customer            |   |
|   | satisfaction with hotel, airline and car rental companies based  |   |
|   | on 35,000 in-depth consumer interviews.                          |   |
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|   | **MARRIOTT.COM FIRST HOTEL WEB SITE TO EARN BETTER BUSINESS      |   |
|   | BUREAU'S PRIVACY SEAL**                                          |   |
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|   | Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) announced that after a   |   |
|   | rigorous review of its online privacy policy and practices, the  |   |
|   | Better Business Bureau has granted Marriott.com and its          |   |
|   | international web sites the BBBOnLine Privacy Seal. BBBOnLine is |   |
|   | a Better Business Bureau program that promotes consumer trust on |   |
|   | the internet. Marriott is the first hotel company to receive     |   |
|   | this distinction for its web sites.                              |   |
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