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With that, I will turn this over to you, Laura. Thanks. Laura Paugh - Marriott International - SVP IR Thanks very much. Can I ask, by a show of hands, how many people here know something about Marriott? All right, thank you. I hope most of you are guests. So I will try and -- given that I presume that you are not complete Marriott novices, I will move quickly through the slides and try and save some time for Q&amp;A, which is typically of greater interest to people. The presentation today is being webcast and our slides are available on Marriott.com/investor. I passed them out earlier but in case you didn't get one, they are easy to download. This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal Securities laws. They are not guarantees of future performance...

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MAR is well-positioned with diversification across chain scales and geography, but it will nonetheless see...</description><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>CreditSights</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/research/creditsights-Marriott_International_1Q09_Tearsheet-83163</link><cs:docid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">83163</cs:docid><guid isPermaLink="false">cs/83163</guid><cs:index_mode xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">norm</cs:index_mode><cs:DS xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">TearsheetTemplate</cs:DS><cs:analyst xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">csnow</cs:analyst><cs:analyst xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">flee</cs:analyst><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">marriott_international</cs:company><cs:csid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">83163</cs:csid><pubDate>01 Sep 2009 11:10:03 EST</pubDate><cs:ft xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Yes</cs:ft><cs:postid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">83163</cs:postid><cs:price xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">150</cs:price><cs:provider xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">CreditSights Inc</cs:provider><cs:region xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">united_states</cs:region><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">consumer</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">lodging</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">gaming_leisure</cs:sector><cs:status xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Published</cs:status><title>Marriott International 1Q09 Tearsheet</title><description> Marriott International #Q## Tearsheet The lodging environment is weak with ADR's lower to stem the slide in demand and occupancy. MAR is well-positioned with diversification across chain scales and geography, but it will nonetheless...</description><cs:type xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Tearsheet</cs:type><cs:typew xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Tearsheet</cs:typew><cs:wcnum xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">936</cs:wcnum><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>CreditSights</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/research/creditsights-Summer_Lodging_Update_Occupied_With_Occupancy-87898</link><cs:docid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">87898</cs:docid><guid isPermaLink="false">cs/87898</guid><cs:index_mode xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">norm</cs:index_mode><cs:DS xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">ArticleTemplate</cs:DS><cs:abstract xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">We review the key trends in the lodging sector, and focus on the drivers of hotel demand, how that impacted the recovery in 2003, and how long it might take for demand to recovery in the current recession.</cs:abstract><cs:analyst xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">csnow</cs:analyst><cs:analyst xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">flee</cs:analyst><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">marriott_international</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">wyndham_worldwide</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">felcor_lodging</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">starwood_hotels</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">host_hotels_resorts</cs:company><cs:csid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">87898</cs:csid><pubDate>18 Aug 2009 07:08:00 EST</pubDate><cs:ft xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Yes</cs:ft><cs:postid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">87898</cs:postid><cs:price xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">150</cs:price><cs:provider xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">CreditSights Inc</cs:provider><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">lodging</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">gaming_leisure</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">consumer</cs:sector><cs:status xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Published</cs:status><cs:tag xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">high_yield</cs:tag><title>Summer Lodging Update: Occupied With Occupancy</title><description> Summer Lodging Update: Occupied With Occupancy The consensus view is that we are now in the trough of the recession for the hotel industry, but there is no clarity and little confidence on when a recovery will happen. 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Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>S&amp;P Credit Research</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/research/creditsights-Marriott_2Q09_Demand_Is_Transient-86480</link><cs:docid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">86480</cs:docid><guid isPermaLink="false">cs/86480</guid><cs:index_mode xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">norm</cs:index_mode><cs:DS xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">ArticleTemplate</cs:DS><cs:abstract xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">MAR threw some herbicide on the notion of "green shoots" and remained cautious on the industryâ€™s outlook. 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</description><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T2271765</link><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T2271765</ccbn:docid><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T2271765</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>16 Jul 2009 12:06:00 EST</pubDate><ccbn:eventid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">2271765</ccbn:eventid><ccbn:headline xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final Transcript of MAR earnings conference call or presentation, 16-Jul-09 10:00am ET</ccbn:headline><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Marriott International</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Marriott International Q2 2009 Earnings Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">MAR</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">10:00am ET</ccbn:time><title>Marriott International Q2 2009 Earnings Conference Call Transcript</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><description>...Arne Sorenson Marriott International, Inc. - President, COO Carl Berquist Marriott International, Inc. - EVP, CFO Laura Paugh Marriott International, Inc. - SVP, IR C O N F E R E N C E C A L L P A R T I C I P A N T S...

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