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Marriott Named as Operator of New 250-room
Golf Destination Resort on Island of Fiji
WASHINGTON, D.C. � Dec. 4, 2003 - Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) will manage a new 250-room property that will open in 2005 on the popular resort destination island of Fiji under a long-term agreement reached with Unitava Limited. When opened, it will be Marriott�s first branded property at the destination and the 12th resort in its Asia-Pacific lodging portfolio.

The Fiji Marriott Resort will be located on Momi Bay, approximately a 45-minute drive from Nadi International Airport.  In addition to the hotel, the resort property will also include an 80-berth marina, a Town Center with retail facilities, and an 18-hole golf course designed by Thompson Wooldridge that will be managed by Marriott Golf. 

�We are excited by the expansion of our resort portfolio in the Pacific,� said Ed Fuller, president and managing director of international lodging at Marriott International.  �Fiji is a popular resort destination for vacationers from several continents, and we look forward to working closely with the tourism infrastructure of Fiji to encourage future tourism development.�

Accommodations at the Fiji Marriott Resort will be larger than most standard hotel rooms and will feature four-fixture baths. Twenty-two of the rooms will be over-water bungalows and suites. 

For dining and entertainment, the Fiji Marriott Resort will have a lobby lounge, a poolside bar, a casual restaurant serving three meals daily including a grand buffet, a specialty restaurant and a poolside restaurant that will serve lunch and dinner daily. A deli restaurant will also be available.

Amenities will include a wedding pavilion and a fitness center and spa, as well as two resort-style swimming pools.  In addition, there will be whirlpools, a children�s pool, three lighted tennis courts, a covered recreational pavilion offering billiards, board games and a library, a water sports/diving center and a children�s activities center. 

For social events and conferences, the Fiji Marriott Resort will have 640 square meters of space, including a 350-square-meter ballroom that will be divisible into five sections, three function rooms totaling 210 square meters and an 80-square-meter board room.  In addition, the resort will feature a covered catering area that will be large enough to accommodate a banquet for 300 persons.

The Marriott resort portfolio in Asia-Pacific currently consists of 11 resorts.  They include:  the 1,304-room Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort, the 387-room JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko-Olina, the 346-room Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club, the 391-room Maui Marriott Resort & Beach Club, the 783-room Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Resort, the 345-room Renaissance Wailea Beach Resort, the 545-room Waikoloa Marriott Resort, and the 542-room Wailea Marriott Resort in Hawaii; the 436-room Guam Marriott Resort; the 265-room JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa in Thailand; and the 330-room Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort in Australia.

Marriott International is a leading worldwide hospitality company with over 2,600 lodging properties in the United States and 68 other countries and territories. 


 
Contact:
June Farrell
 Marriott International 
 (301) 380-7796
 [email protected]
Also See: Coral Coast Properties Developing a 75 room Luxury Resort in Viti Levu, Fiji; To Be Managed by Rosewood / April 2002
FocusOn Pacific Islands; Well Placed to Lead World Tourism Growth - Fiji, Cook Islands, Samoa, French Polynesia, Vanuatu and New Caledonia / Dec 2002


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