Marriott International, Inc. MAR is a leading worldwide hospitality company with over 2,200 operating units in the United States and 59 other countries and territories. Marriott Lodging operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Ramada International brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott, Ritz- Carlton and Horizons brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its ExecuStay by Marriott division; and operates conference centers. Other Marriott businesses include senior living communities and services, wholesale food distribution, procurement services and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 153,000 employees. In fiscal year 2000, Marriott International reported systemwide sales of $19.8 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit the web site at www.marriott.com.
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HOSTEC 2001, now in its second year, is organised by CynterShow UK, an affiliate of CynterCorp, with world headquarters in Rockville, Maryland in the U.S. CynterShow also produces and manages the educational conference of FS/TEC, the U.S.-based technology conference and exhibition for the foodservice industry, launched in 1996.