Marriott Expands Green Initiative

Launches Global Partnership with Leading Environmental Group - Clean Up the World

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. October 14, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC, February 26, 2007. Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) announced it has joined forces with Clean Up the World, a leading global environmental organization with 35 million volunteers in 120 countries. The company launched the new partnership today in San Francisco at its global conference during a Save the Bay clean-up effort involving more than 50 Marriott general managers.

"We have a long standing commitment to the environment, and Clean Up the World is another great way for us to expand our green efforts at the community level," said J.W. Marriott, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Marriott International. "It is a perfect fit with our green volunteerism, recycling, energy and water conservation."

Marriott International and its associates will support Clean Up the World in the group's effort to bring together individuals, businesses, schools, community groups and governments that are focused on improving local environments. In April, Marriott and Clean Up the World will kick-off the company's second annual Environmental Awareness Month with a global campaign on how to be "green" on the road, at work and at home. The campaign involves Marriott's 151,000 associates in 68 countries.

"Clean Up the World is excited about working with Marriott as we've always encouraged the tourism industry to play an active role in protecting the environment," said Ian Kiernan, chairman and founder of Clean Up the World. "Many Marriott hotels have already participated in Clean Up the World activities at the local level and it is great to see the progress Marriott has made in reducing its environmental footprint across a wide range of initiatives."

The company plans to offer its guests copies of True Green, a new book authored by Kim McKay, co-founder of Clean Up the World, and Jenny Bonnin, director of Clean Up the World on Earth Day, April 22. True Green features 100 everyday ways you can contribute to a healthier planet.

Marriott has also formed a new senior-level Green Council led by Arne Sorenson, executive vice president, CFO and president - Continental European Lodging, Marriott International; Ed Fuller, president and managing director, Marriott Lodging - International; and Kathleen Matthews, executive vice president, global communications and public affairs, Marriott International. The Council will ensure Marriott maintains the highest standards of environmental stewardship and continues to set a leadership example for the hospitality industry and related businesses.

In January, the company announced that it has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 70,000 tons in one year - the equivalent of removing 10,000 cars from the road* - and is the first hotel company to proactively join the prestigious U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leaders Program, committing to an aggressive goal of reducing greenhouse gases by six percent per guest room by 2010.

Marriott has also been recognized as the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for Excellence in Energy Management for the past two years and was awarded more ENERGY STAR labels (160) than any other hotel company. Eighty-five additional hotels will be so-certified by year-end.

Additional environmentally friendly company initiatives include:

o Group "Re-Lamp" campaign, which replaced 450,000 light bulbs with fluorescent lighting in 2006 and saved 65 percent on overall lighting costs and energy usage in guest rooms;

o Linen Reuse Program, a global effort to encourage guests to reuse linens and towels during their hotel stay which saved 11 to 17 percent on hot water and sewer bills involved in laundering operations at each hotel;

o Marriott's smoke-free policy in all U.S. hotels announced last year, improves indoor air quality and will result in a 30 percent reduction in energy use for air treatment systems;

o Marriott's "Ozone Activated Laundry" and "Formula One Systems" can save up to 25 percent in energy used in laundry systems;

o Replacement of 4,500 outdoor signs with LED and fiber optic technology yielding a 40 percent reduction in outdoor advertising energy use in its first year;

o Installation of 400,000 new shower heads which reduce hot water usage by 10 percent each year;

o Three newly appointed Regional Directors of Energy and an architect certified by the U.S. Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) - to help oversee a variety of programs including Marriott's first LEED-certified hotel, The Inn & Conference Center by Marriott in Adelphi, Md;

o New waste-management pilot program to streamline efforts and identify the most environmentally friendly, yet cost-efficient methods for Marriott's 2,800 hotels around the world to continue to adhere to the company's recycling guidelines for trash, cardboard, newspaper and glass; and

o Marriott's Environmentally Conscious Hospitality Operations (ECHO) program, launch in 1994, is an award-winning program that focuses on water and energy conservation, clean air, "reduce-reuse-recycle" waste management, wildlife preservation and neighborhood cleanups.

Marriott International is a sponsor of Green Hotelier magazine, and a founding member of the Tourism Partnership, a UK-based global industry group promoting responsible and environmentally conscious tourism.