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Amman- February 2005- The Amman Marriott Hotel won Jordan's Leading Hotel at the 11th Annual World Travel Awards, voted by travel agents worldwide.

This year's voting campaign reached a total of 160,000 travel professionals worldwide of which 80,000 were travel agents. Over 400,000 travel agents cast vote and 2,500,000 million individual category votes were registered online in 2004 showing a 25% increase from the previous year. The Gala Awards Ceremony took place on the 11th December 2004 in Barbados.

Vatche Yergatian commented, “We are thrilled that the Amman Marriott Hotel has been recognized and honored with such a prestigious award. The fact that this award was voted by the travel agents is also a great achievement and a truly valuable distinction.”

“The Amman Marriott Hotel is always looking for ways to address the changing needs of our guests and to meet with their expectations,. We have installed high-speed internet access to constantly be at the forefront of business services for the corporate guest, the hotel is offering the latest in internet access solutions within the guestrooms, meeting/conference areas of the hotel, business center and executive lounge. High-speed internet access is one of the most common requests by business and leisure travelers,” he added.

In addition to that, the Amman Marriott Hotel has also completed the long awaited fitting of the new bedding in all the hotel guest rooms. The hotel is now offering the latest in duvets made with a 90% snow white duckdown feather filling. The duvets have also been treated with MESENTEX against all allergies. In addition to the extra upgraded feather pillows, new foam mattresses with quilted top and inner coil spring have been introduced for the ultimate luxury and comfort.

“In the hospitality industry, the trends in bedding are evolving rapidly. To address these trends, a bedding program has been developed by Marriott to deal specifically with the needs and comforts of our guests and to meet with their expectations. The hotel is particularly excited with this new addition as we are always looking for ways to make all our guests more comfortable,” commented Vatche.

Marriott International is represented by two other hotels in Jordan – the newest Marriott property in Jordan, the Jordan Valley Marriott Resort & Spa and the Petra Marriott Hotel.

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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading worldwide hospitality company with over 2,600 lodging properties in the United States and 68 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Ramada International brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Marriott Grand Residence Club brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., has approximately 128,000 employees, and was ranked as the lodging industry's most admired company and one of the best places to work for by FORTUNE®. For more information or reservations, please visit the web site at www.marriott.com.

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