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The "inc" operator is unnecessary.

Published: October 5, 2007, 12:00 am

Tags: Marriott, Profit, Drops, Boom, Fades, Jp Morgan Chase Co, Marriott International Inc, Bethesda, Harry C Curtis, Thomas Marder

Marriott International said its third-quarter profit fell 7.1 percent and issued an earnings forecast for the coming year that was below analysts' expectations, adding to signs that the four-year boom in the hotel industry is decelerating.

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Cigar Party to Be Exception to Hotel's Smoke-Free Rule

Published: October 22, 2007, 12:00 am

Tags: Cigar, Party, Exception, Hotel S, Smoke Free, Rule, John Wolf, The George Washington University, United States, Marriott International Inc, Times Square, Action On Smoking Health, Canada

After Marriott International announced that its U.S. and Canadian hotels would go "100 percent smoke-free" last year, the company famous for its tidy ways said it would train its housekeepers to spot evidence of smoking.

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D.C. Land Deal Clears Way For Convention Center Hotel

Published: November 2, 2007, 12:00 am

Tags: D C, Land, Deal, Clears, Way, For, Convention, Center, Hotel, Rlj Development Llc, Adrian Fenty, Texas, Washington Dc, Marriott International Inc, Tishman Speyer Properties Lp, Anthony A Williams, Bethesda, Norman Jenkins, Robert L Johnson, Thomas J Jr, Washington Convention

A long-planned headquarters hotel for the Washington Convention Center cleared a significant hurdle yesterday as the District formally obtained the main piece of land needed to build the facility.

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Saving Energy, One Step at a Time

Published: November 26, 2007, 12:00 am

Tags: Saving, Energy, One, Step, Time, Arne Sorenson, Bill Marriott, Glenn Prickett, Marriott International Inc, Wal Mart Stores Inc, Bethesda, Conservation International Foundation

At Marriott International, green has been an evolution, not a revolution.

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Marriott Cuts Growth Outlook for 2008

Published: February 15, 2008, 12:00 am

Tags: Marriott, Cuts, Growth, Outlook, For, 2008, Arne Sorenson, Robert Lafleur, Wall Street, Marriott International Inc, Susquehanna International Group Llp, Bethesda

Marriott International met Wall Street's lowered expectations for fourth-quarter profit, but in another sign that the industry's boom times are ending, the company slashed its outlook for growth this year as concerns mount that the slumping economy is slowing down leisure travel.

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A Tactical Turn to Green for Marriott

Published: April 8, 2008, 12:00 am

Tags: Tactical, Turn, Green, For, Marriott, J W Marriott Jr, Alcoa Inc, Wal Mart Stores Inc, Hayward, Rainforest Alliance, Bic Pens, Amazonas State, Bank Of America Corporation, Fiji Water, Marriott International Inc, Starbucks Corporation, Arne Sorenson, Bethesda, Glenn Pr

Marriott International announced a broad strategy yesterday to reduce its impact on the environment, pledging $2 million to protect the Brazilian rain forest and promising that by the end of the year its guests will be able to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their hotel stays.

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Intelligence Factor

Published: May 12, 2008, 12:00 am

Tags: Intelligence, Factor, Matt Schuyler, Steve Jobs, Capital One Financial Corporation, Apple Inc, Arlington, Bethesda, David Rodriguez, Nick Connolly, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc, Fortune Magazine, Marriott International Inc, The Corporate Executive Board Company, U S Census

Our region does not have a lot of factory jobs. We don't make ketchup. We don't make toilet paper. We don't make steel. Our business, without sounding too pompous, is largely ideas and the execution of them, whether they are moved around town in legal briefs or a consultant's briefcase.

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David Marriott to Oversee Hotel Chain's Key Markets

Published: June 9, 2008, 12:00 am

Tags: David, Marriott, Oversee, Hotel, Chain S, Key, Markets, Bill Marriott, David Marriott, David Grissen, Arne Sorenson, Wall Street, New York City, Marriott International Inc, Baltimore, Bethesda, Philadelphia, Robert Lafleur, Susquehanna International Group Llp, The Beatle

Marriott International has tapped the youngest son of chief executive Bill Marriott for a key position overseeing hotel operations in some of the lodging chain's most critical markets, including New York City, raising more speculation about his future role in the company.

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Slide by Marriott Signals Distress For Hotel Industry

Published: July 11, 2008, 12:00 am