A Week To Share And Appreciate
Manama, Bahrain - Today the Marriott Executive Apartments Manama Bahrain concludes its "Associate Appreciation Week 2009" (AAW 2009) celebrating the spirit and dedication of its talented staff. From 11 - 15 May 2009, more than 3,200 Marriott properties in 68 countries have been taking part in the appreciation festivities.
"This week, our entire company is very happy to celebrate our associate's hard work and dedication to serve our guests and communities," said hotel General Manager Hossein Garan. Mr. Garan said that the event is dedicated for the company's most valuable asset, its associates.
Human Resources Manager Loay Mamdouh said, "Appreciation week is one of the opportunities where we show our associates Marriott philosophy which saying if you take care of the associates, associates will take care of the guest, and this is what we are always encouraging among our associates."
"I believe that associates satisfaction is the most important tool to retain our workforce, and we should always focus on this, especially in nowadays tough competing environment," added Mr. Loay.
In Bahrain, the five-day event was filled with various fun activities such as games, festival, competitions, raffle, entertainment and a party on the last day of the week. More than 200 associates from different departments have participated. Associate were pampered with a series of entertaining activities.
On the first day, the general manager and human resources manager greeted each associate and distributed gifts. During the entire week, associates were invited to attend Cinema Day, where they were enjoying the most recent movies at the Resident's Lounge.
On the third and fourth days, associates participated in some exciting competitions such as Karaoke, Disco, Dance and Volley ball. On the last day, the ceremonial night of Associate Appreciation Week was hosted, where an uplifting party was held with full of fun, entertainment, giveaways as well award presentations such as Associate of the Month and Leader of The Quarter.
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Editor's Note:
Marriott Executive Apartments, the upscale serviced apartment brand of Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) will nearly double in size in the next 36 months to respond to a growing need in many emerging markets for long-term stay lodging for executive expatriates needing spacious housing and hotel amenities. Including Bahrain, Marriott operates 17 Marriott Executive Apartments in 14 countries outside the U.S., and 14 more hotels are planned in countries such as Qatar, Thailand, Egypt, China, India, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 3,100 lodging properties in the United States and 66 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 Bethesda, Md., and had approximately 151,000 employees at 2007 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry's most admired company and one of the best companies to work for by FORTUNE, and has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 2007 Sustained Excellence Award and Partner of the Year since 2004. In fiscal year 2007, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $13 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.
For more information, please contact:
Mohammad IQBAL
Sales & PR Executive
Marriott Executive Apartments
P.O. Box 76151, Manama, Bahrain.
Tel: +973 17 363999
Fax: +973 17 363888
Mobile: +973 36 200755
Email: mea.baher.sales.exec1@marriott.com
Website: www.meabahrain.com
Press Release 2009
