Marriott's Looking for 'Green' Guests - Best YouTube Video Wins 'Eco-Cation' to Costa Rica
Marriott's Looking for 'Green' Guests - Best YouTube Video Wins 'Eco-Cation' to Costa Rica
WASHINGTON, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott International (NYSE: MAR)
wants to hear from its "green" guests! Log on to YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/Marriott, for a chance to win a six-day, five-night
"eco-cation" to the Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort in Costa Rica.
To enter, click on post video and upload a video response -- three
minutes or less -- now through Earth Day, April 22, that best demonstrates
how you, your family and friends are contributing to a greener, healthier
planet.
The green video contest kicks off the company's month-long support of
Environmental Awareness Month and its partnership with "Clean Up the
World," an Australian-based global organization with 35 million volunteers
in 120 countries.
From New York to Hong Kong, more than 150,000 Marriott associates will
be participating in various eco-friendly projects from cleaning up beaches,
rivers and parks to restoring natural habitats and tree planting.
Additionally, Marriott is holding its first-ever green products fair,
offering copies of the book "TrueGreen" with easy-to-apply environmental
tips, and planting trees at sites around the world to symbolize the growth
of the company and its 80 years in business.
The Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort sits on an 1,100 acre
rain forest and offers a variety of activities to enjoy Costa Rica's
ecological wonderland of tropical forests, national parks & abundant
wildlife. Guests can choose such activities as tree canopy tours and 18
holes of golf amidst Jaco Beach or they can enjoy the unique wildlife --
scarlet macaws, howler and spider monkeys, two-toed sloths, toucans, and
three-toed armadillos.
For complete contest rules, visit http://www.marriottnewsroom.com. For
more green news, awards and Marriott's ongoing commitment to conserve and
preserve, visit the Environmental Stewardship page on marriott.com.
Marriott(R) Eco-Cation Online Video Contest Rules Summary: NO PURCHASE
NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Void where prohibited. Open to legal US
residents (including DC) who are the age of majority in the state where
they legally reside and had video uploading capabilities as of 4/3/07.
Video Submission begins April 3, 2007 12:00:00 AM ET, ends 11:59:59 PM ET
April 22, 2007. Grand Prize: five-night, six-day stay at the Los Suenos
Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort in Costa Rica. To enter your own eco-friendly
video and for Official Rules, visit http://www.youtube.com/Marriott.
Sponsor: Marriott International, Inc., One Marriott Drive, Washington, DC
20058. (C)2007 Marriott International, Inc. Marriott(R) is a registered
trademark of Marriott International, Inc.
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, Horizons by Marriott Vacation
Club, 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. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and had
approximately 151,000 employees at 2006 year-end. It is ranked as the
lodging industry's most admired company and one of the best places to work
for by FORTUNE(R). The company is also a 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR(R) Partner. In fiscal year 2006, Marriott
International reported sales from continuing operations of $12.2 billion.
For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at
http://www.marriott.com.
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