DUBAI – 25 January 2004: Now through March 31, 2004, guests of the five-star luxury resort hotel, Praia D’El Rey Marriott Golf & Beach Resort in Obidos, Portugal, can enjoy a single or double room and the breakfast buffet for € 99,00 per night in celebration of its recent opening.
 
The General Manager is John Kellites and the Director of Marketing is Ana Gorjão Henriques.
 
Located along the Atlantic Ocean, the Praia D’El Rey Marriott Golf & Beach Resort offers breathtaking oceanic views from each of its 179 guest rooms and suites. In addition, the hotel offers a host of amenities including seven meeting rooms, 24-hour room service, a golf pro shop and gift shop, free parking, a salon, a club house, babysitting services, an activities desk and more.
 
On-site or nearby activities include hiking, horseback riding, tennis and a variety of water sports from kayaking and sailing to jet skiing and snorkeling in addition to world-renowned golf. The resort’s 18-hole golf course is ranked #13 on the “Top 100 Courses in Continental Europe” by Golf magazine.
 
Within 30 minutes or less, guests can also enjoy the beaches of Peniche, Baleal and Santa Cruz or visit the nature reserve at the Berlenga Islands. The holy site of Fatima and the monuments of Lisbon are also popular tourist attractions nearby. Also in Lisbon are unique wine tours that include the palaces of aristocratic Sintra, the pristine gardens of Queluz and Mafra, the Roman Temple and Cathedral of Evora, historic cellars of The Alentejo region and the medieval village and castles of Obidos.
 
Dining at the Praia D’El Rey Marriott Golf & Beach Resort is equally a treat. Poolside or on the terrace, guests can enjoy local cuisine from The Atlantico Grill, Romy’s fine dining and Mediterranean cuisine or fresh fruit, salad and BBQ poolside from the Sharx Bar and Grill.
 
The Praia D’El Rey Marriott Golf & Beach Resort along with over 2,300 Marriott-affiliated hotels worldwide, participates in Marriott Rewards, the guest reward program that allows members to earn their choice of points or airline miles for dollars spent during each stay.
 
To enroll in Marriott Rewards or for more information on Marriott hotels, please visit www.marriott.com or call your local travel agent or sales office directly.
 
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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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