Vladimir Dabbah and Simone Grisseman awarded best Sales & Marketing Leader and Revenue Leader of the Year for the UKIMEA region, Renaissance brand

Dubai, 07 February 2008 - Continuing on its winning streak, the Renaissance Dubai Hotel has a reason to celebrate yet again. Vladimir Dabbah, Director of Sales and Marketing was recently named sales and marketing  leader of the year for the Renaissance brand at the annual sales and marketing conference held in Cairo while Simone Grisseman, revenue manager was bestowed with the revenue leader of the year award for an individual property in the UKIMEA region.

Vladimir who joined the Renaissance in December 2004 has been constantly commended for achieving outstanding results in maintaining market share and driving revenue performance. Under his leadership, ADR grew by $30 over last year and total revenue increased by $3 million over last year. He has been a true role model for the team obtaining a glowing reference from everyone, He believes that a Dynamic team with the Desire to be the best is what drives those results.

Simone, who joined the Renaissance in May 2005 as revenue coordinator grew quickly in her role to become revenue manager in 2006. Sincere and hardworking, Simone has truly made a difference when it came to driving market share by utilizing all resources and systems and her clear knowledge of the industry and the Market.

In addition, Sandra Dias, Khaled Ahmed, Marilou Domalaon and Vladimir Dabbah from the Sales Department, were recognized with the Golden Circle's President's Award for consistently over achieving on their targets in 3 of the 4 quarters of 2007 while Jan Siddique, achieved the Chairman's award which is the highest form of recognition and achievement for a Sales individual in Marriott for exceeding his targets for each of the 4 quarters of 2007.

The Dubai Renaissance Hotel is part of the Renaissance Hotels & Resorts brand with more than 135 hotels in over 30 countries. This upscale hotel brand combines whimsical touches with expressive modern design and décor. Renaissance Hotels & Resorts cater to travelers who delight in the travel experience and are able to combine business with pleasure and value a higher level of service and distinct sense of place.

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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 2,900 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 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®.  The company is also a 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® Partner.  In fiscal year 2006, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $12.2 billion.  For more information or reservations, please visit our website at www.marriott.com.

CONTACT:   
Rashmi Chittal 
PR & Marketing Communications Manager
+ 971 4 262 5555
Rashmi.Chittal@renaissancehotels.com

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