Marriott Vacation Club International Announces The Opening Of The European Spa At Marriott's Barony Beach Club

Press Release
July 13, 2001
ORLANDO, FL -- Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI), the Vacation Ownership division of Marriott International Inc. (NYSE:MAR), announces the opening of The European Spa at Marriott’s Barony Beach Club. Located in Hilton Head, S.C., the exclusive spa offers a variety of services to owners and guests to combine the ultimate in healthy body and skin care with the natural healing of plant and marine extracts.

Open seven days a week, clients are given a private consultation to personalize their spa experience. The European Spa offers men and women a variety of a la carte treatments and packages to choose from, including:

“The Royal Treatment” – provides a full day of relaxation with 
hydrotherapy bath, sea salt scrub, body wrap of choice, deluxe hand and foot 
treatment, skin brushing, hydrating facial, full aromatherapy body massage 
and lunch 

“Top to Toe” – for a total stress release, contains a hydrotherapy bath 
with aromatic oils, seaweed or marine mud body wrap, full aromatherapy 
massage or facial, face and scalp treatment and herbal tea
 
“Ultimate Spa” – offers a half-day experience to unwind offering a 
hydrotherapy tub with aromatic oils; aromatherapy body wrap; full 
aromatherapy face, hand and foot care; aromatherapy body massage; and a 
healthy snack and herbal tea

In addition to Marriott’s Barony Beach Club, MVCI offers owners and guests an array of other spa locations*. Marriott’s Villas at Doral, located in Miami, Fla. provides guests with access to the internationally recognized, Spa at Doral. Also, Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club, Maui, Hawaii; Marriott’s Kauai Beach Club, Kauai, Hawaii; and Marriott’s Fairway Villas at Seaview, Absecon, N.J. offer spa treatments, sauna, steam room and whirlpool for guests, as well as available European-style spas in Palm Desert, Calif. at Marriott’s Desert Springs Villas; Marriott’s Club Son Antem in Mallorca, Spain (opening September 2001); and at the Aruba Ocean Club in Palm Beach, Aruba.

Based in Orlando, Fla., MVCI is the recognized, worldwide industry leader in Vacation Ownership with 51 resorts in 29 destinations and employing over 6,500 associates. The more than 185,000 MVCI vacation owners not only benefit from the “Marriott vacation experience,” but also a flexible program with options such as priority week(s) exchange within the MVCI portfolio, trading their week(s) for Marriott RewardsTM points or exchanging within Interval International’s global system of nearly 1,900 resorts in more than 75 countries.

For more information on Vacation Ownership and Marriott’s Barony Beach Club, please call (800) 332-1333 or visit our web site at www.marriottvacationclub.com.

*If on-site spa services are not available, MVCI resorts will arrange spa treatments at the request of the guest.

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading worldwide hospitality company with over 2,300 operating units in the United States and 59 other countries and territories. Marriott Lodging operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW 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 and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 154,000 employees. In fiscal year 2000, Marriott International reported systemwide sales of $19.8 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.

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