Friday, April 27, 2012

JW Marriott Luxury Brand to Open New Hotel in Santo Domingo -- First JW Marriott in Dominican Republic and Caribbean



BETHESDA, MD, April 27,2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott International's (NYSE: MAR) world-class luxury hotel brand, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, announced plans to open a new 131-room JW Marriott Hotel in Santo Domingo (top left rendering), the capital of the Dominican Republic, in 2014.

 The property will be operated by Marriott under an agreement with Grupo Velutini, a Panamanian subsidiary of Fondo de Valores Inmobiliarios (FVI).

The official announcement event took place at the hotel site inside of the Blue Mall with participants including President Leonel Fernandez; J.W. Marriott, Jr. chairman of the board, Marriott International; Luis Emilio Velutini, owner and president of Grupo Velutini; and Rob Steigerwald, chief operating officer, Americas, Marriott International.

"The Dominican Republic is a highly desirable destination for today's luxury traveler and a growing business hub in the Caribbean," said J.W. Marriott, Jr., (lower right photo) chairman of the board, Marriott International. "This makes it ideally suited for our JW Marriott brand, which is now in 22 countries around the world."

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

: Laura Botelho,
+1-954-684-5321,

Sara Steffenauer,
+1-301-380-5953,

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