HONOLULU, Hawaii – April 4, 2008 – Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) has promoted Mark Barnes to area director of sales and marketing for Hawaii. Barnes was previously director of sales and marketing for the luxurious JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina for more than five years.

“Mark will now be using his expertise to benefit the entire cluster of five Marriott resort hotels on the four major Hawaiian islands,” said Connie Flattery, area director of sales and marketing - North Asia, Hawaii & South Pacific for Marriott International, Inc. “He has done a tremendous job at JW Marriott Ihilani in promoting the upscale JW Marriott brand and the luxury destination resort on Oahu.”

As area director of sales and marketing, Barnes will be responsible for overseeing group sales, e-commerce and westbound travel tour wholesales. The Hawaii resorts he will support include the newly rejuvenated 555-room Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa and 545-room Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, as well as the 387-room JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina, 1,310-room Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa and 356-room Kaua’i Marriott Resort & Beach Club.

Barnes holds more than 22 years of sales and marketing experience with Marriott. Prior to JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa, he served as director of national accounts for Marriott and Renaissance Resorts Hawaii. He was also director of sales at Renaissance Wailea Beach Resort on Maui and held positions at Scantion Conference Center, Hotel & Resort and Denver Marriott City Center in Colorado.

Born in Los Angeles and raised in Southern California, Barnes holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the California State University, Long Beach.

For more information or reservations, please visit waileamarriott.com or call 1-808-879-1922.