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December 21, 1999
FORT WORTH, TX — December 21, 1999 - Marriott International, in conjunction with Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. and
The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company/Eagle Realty Group are pleased
to announce the construction of a new full-service hotel development south of the
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Scheduled to open in Spring of 2000,
the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott South is a 295-room hotel conveniently
located just 3 miles from the Airport South Entrance at Highway 360 and Trinity
Boulevard Exit.
As part of the CentrePort Business Park, the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
Marriott South is a neighbor to American Airlines World Headquarters, the SABRE
Group, Uniden and Keebler. It is also convenient to GTE, SimuFlite, Nokia,
Johnson & Johnson and many Fortune 500 companies.
The Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott South features 14,000 square feet of
meeting space, comprehensive audio and visual services, nine executive
boardrooms, an indoor pool and fitness center, and over 200 guestrooms that are
designated the "Room that Worksâ." These rooms are specially designed for the
business traveler and are offered at no extra charge. The rooms include a large
console table and writing desk with adjustable ergonomic chair, moveable desk
light, and two-line telephones, and a data port.
"More and more companies are choosing to hold their meetings near major
airports," says Winegardner & Hammons' Senior Vice President of Marketing,
Mike Conway. "It's simply more convenient. That's why our hotel is fully
equipped with all of the services and amenities meeting planners and business
travelers need."
Recently named General Manager of the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott, Tim
Wagstaff, a Certified Hotel Administrator, is a veteran of the hospitality
industry with 12 years hotel managerial experience. He attended West Virginia
University and received a B.S. in Business Administration from West Liberty
State College, West Virginia.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading worldwide
hospitality company with nearly 2,600 lodging properties in the United States
and 66 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 Ramada International brand names; develops and operates
vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International,
Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Marriott Grand Residence Club 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., has approximately 129,000
employees, and was ranked as the lodging industry's most admired company and one
of the best places to work for by FORTUNE®. For more information or
reservations, please visit the web site at www.marriott.com.
Eagle Realty Group, a full-service commercial real estate company,
offers a comprehensive range of services covering three core real estate areas:
Investment Management offers asset management and investment advisory services;
Residential Property Management serves apartment and condominium communities;
and NAI Eagle provides commercial property management and brokerage services.
The organization currently oversees investment portfolios consisting of over 25
million square feet of all types of real estate across the U.S. valued in excess
of $2.3 billion.
Winegardner & Hammons, Inc., is a full-service hotel management company with a reputation for progressive and successful hospitality management. The WHI
owned/managed portfolio includes resorts, all-suite, extended-stay, full service
and conference center hotels in many diverse markets across the U.S. WHI
currently manages over 30 hotels in the U.S. For more information on WHI, visit www.whihotels.com.
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