Press Release: Marriott International, Inc.
September 11, 2000
WASHINGTON, DC -- Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) Friday announced that the Shanghai Marriott Hotel Hongqiao
has opened its doors to travelers. This 315-room hotel is the fourth Marriott branded hotel in mainland China and
brings the total rooms to 2,137.
The hotel is owned by the Zijang Group Co. Ltd. The general manager is Robert J. Lohrmann.
The Shanghai Marriott Hotel Hongqiao is located 10 minutes east of the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and 60 minutes
from the Shanghai Pudong Airport.
Designed to meet five-star business hotel standards, each of the hotel’s guest rooms features central air-conditioning,
mini-bar, deluxe bathroom with shower and bath facilities, voice mail and data port for e-mail. Guests may also
take advantage of the hotel’s beauty salon, business center, indoor swimming pool and health club.
For dining, guests may choose from the hotel’s four restaurants – Marriott Café, serving continental and
Asian food; Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant, featuring regional Chinese cuisine; Manhattan Steakhouse, which serves
grade-A imported beef; and Champions, an international sports restaurant open daily for drinks and dinner. In addition,
the hotel has a lobby lounge, which serves daily afternoon tea and evening cocktails, and a Gourmet Shop offering
fresh breads, pastries and imported specialty items.The Shanghai Marriott Hotel Hongqiao has extensive meeting
facilities including a 745-square-meter (2,444-square-foot) ballroom that accommodates 600 people and can be divided
into three sections. There are nine additional multi-purpose function and meeting rooms that total 713 square-meters
(2,339.2 square-feet) of meeting space.
In addition to the four Marriott hotels, Marriott International manages six Courtyard by Marriott hotels, four
New World hotels and one Ramada hotel in mainland China. Three additional properties are under construction in
the country, including:
The Shanghai Marriott Hotel Hongqiao, along with over 1,800 Marriott-affiliated hotels worldwide participates
in Marriott Rewards, the guest reward program that allows members to earn their choice of points or airline miles
for dollars spent during each stay.
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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading worldwide hospitality company with over 2,000 operating units
in the United States and 57 other countries and territories. Marriott Lodging operates and franchises hotels under
the Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Ramada
International brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott, Ritz-Carlton and
Horizons brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its ExecuStay
by Marriott division; and operates conference centers. Other Marriott businesses include senior living communities
and services, wholesale food distribution, procurement services, and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC. The company
is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 149,000 employees. In fiscal year 1999, Marriott International
reported systemwide sales of $17.7 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit us at www.marriott.com.
SOURCE: Marriott International, Inc.
Contact: Laurie Goldstein
Tel: (301) 380-5296
Fax: (301) 380-5684
E-mail: laurie.goldstein@marriott.com