Girls’ Night Out: Big Easy Bonding Getaway at Marriott and Renaissance Hotels of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA – April, 2007 – As the saying goes, girls just want to have fun, and five Marriott and Renaissance hotels in New Orleans are giving jet-setting divas the opportunity to do just that with the Big Easy Bonding getaway.

This vacation is perfect for mother and daughters, aunts and cousins or best friends looking for a little bosom buddy bonding, sans men. The gal pal escape offers a bevy of Crescent City must-haves and must-sees including accommodations at the New Orleans Marriott, JW Marriott New Orleans, New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center, Renaissance Arts Hotel or the Renaissance Pere Marquette starting at $349 per night.*

As the five Marriott and Renaissance’s hotels throughout NoLa roll out the red carpet for the “fairer sex” this year, women are given a variety of fun and fabulous items to enhance their vacation. In addition to accommodations, following is a list of what the Big Easy Bonding adventure offers, valid now through September 30, 2007:

• Breakfast for two
• $100 gift card to renowned New Orleans’ jeweler, Mignon Faget
• $50 dining voucher at Shula's Steak House, Wolfe's In The Warehouse or La Cote Brasserie
• A fashionista’s dream list of the hottest shops on Magazine Street
• Choice of private tarot card, palm or tea leaf reading
• Two one-day tokens to ride the city’s streetcars
• A Big Easy night cap of tasty pralines at turndown

The Marriott and Renaissance properties are centrally located, within walking distance to the famed French Quarter, Bourbon Street, Canal Street and the hip Warehouse and Arts Districts. These stellar addresses afford ladies the opportunity to indulge in New Orleans’ rich and vibrant culture and explore the city’s amazing shops, fascinating museums, legendary nightlife and more.

For more information or to book a Big Easy Bonding getaway, call 1.866.530.3763 and ask for rate code XXAO or visit www.MARRIOTT.com.

New Orleans’ five full-service Marriott and Renaissance hotels offer some of the most unique and distinctive properties in the Big Easy. The hotels are strategically located just steps from the famed French Quarter, the Central Business District (CBD) and the stylish Warehouse and Arts Districts. Properties include the New Orleans Marriott, JW Marriott New Orleans, Marriott New Orleans at the Convention Center, Renaissance Pere Marquette and the Renaissance Arts Hotel. Collectively, the properties bring a total of 2,604 guest rooms to the market, all offering swimming pools, fitness centers, valet parking and a host of other amenities. The Marriott and Renaissance New Orleans properties range from an intimate 217 rooms to an impressive 1,290. The five hotels boast over 137,000 square-feet of total meeting space with nearly 100 distinct meeting rooms. Meeting space varies from 5,000 to 80,000 square feet; including New Orleans Marriott’s expansive ballroom, the second largest in the city at 27,500 square feet. Culinary options abound and delight every palate. One of America’s top five steakhouses, Shula’s Steakhouse, is located at the JW Marriott New Orleans. Wolfe’s in the Warehouse at the Marriott New Orleans at the Convention Center, featuring contemporary Creole cuisine under the watchful eye of by famed Chef Tom Wolfe, serves up an authentic New Orleans culinary experience. The Renaissance Arts Hotel is home to LaCôte Brasserie, a chic seafood eatery headed by local celebrity Chef Chuck Subra, Jr. For more information or reservations please call 1.866.530.3763 or visit www.neworleans.marriott.com.

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 2,800 lodging properties in the United States and 67 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 Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers and golf courses. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and had approximately 143,000 employees at 2005 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired company and one of the best places to work for by FORTUNE®. The company is also a 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® Partner. In fiscal year 2005, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $11.6 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our Web site at www.MARRIOTT.com.

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*Rates are based on availability and subject to change.

New Orleans’ five full-service Marriott and Renaissance hotels offer some of the most unique and distinctive properties in the Big Easy. Strategically located, the hotels are just steps from the famed French Quarter, the Central Business District (CBD) and the stylish Warehouse and Arts Districts. Collectively, the five properties bring a total of 2,604 guest rooms to the market, all offering swimming pools, fitness centers, valet parking and a host of other amenities. Check out the Big Easy accommodations at the New Orleans Marriott, JW Marriott New Orleans, New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center, Renaissance Arts Hotel or the Renaissance Pere Marquette.

Mauri Berry

Manager, Marketing & eCommerce

Marriott Int'l., Central Region

Phone: 770-867-6497

Fax: 678-425-9225

Mobile: 678-467-8594

Email: mauri.berry@marriott.com

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