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Marriott and Renaissance Hotels Offer Holiday Travel Deals in Time...

Just in time for Christmas shopping season, Marriott and Renaissance hotels are offering packages to make it easy for you to trade crowded shopping malls and canned music for the traditional Christmas markets (>www.marriott.com or by calling 1-866-254-2256.

-    The Leipzig Christmas Market (http://marriott.com/vsstart/mktcmp/mktg_cologne-Christmas-markets_pr08-23-07_x/vsend/hotels/travel/cgnmc-cologne-marriott-hotel/) are open from November 26 - December 23, including the impressive market at the Cologne Cathedral (with the biggest Christmas tree in Rhineland) and the oldest market on the Neumarkt. The Cologne Marriott Hotel offers a Christmas Weekend Package from 179 (USD$242) including a delicious breakfast buffet in "Fou, the crazy brasserie."

-    The Frankfurt Christmas market (http://marriott.com/vsstart/mktcmp/mktg_duesseldorf-Christmas-markets_pr08-23-07_x/vsend/hotels/travel/dusrn-renaissance-duesseldorf-hotel/) spring up in the old town and on Schadowplatz -- transforming the city into a Christmas wonderland between November 22 and December 23, 2007. Here find typical German hand-made items, such as carved wooden nutcrackers from Saxony or hand-blown glass from the Bavarian forest. The Renaissance Duesseldorf Hotel, a 10-minute tram ride from the markets, offers a Christmas Shopping Package priced from 99 (USD$137) per night, single or double, valid for arrival on Friday or Saturday from November 22 to December 23.The package includes deluxe accommodations in a double room, rich American breakfast and a welcome Christmas stollen cake in your room.

-    Munich is a great base from which to explore scenic Bavaria by train, including historic King Ludwig's Castle, the well-preserved medieval city of Regensburg, and Germany's "winter sports capital" Garmisch. The Munich Christmas market (http://marriott.com/vsstart/mktcmp/mktg_hamburg-Christmas-market_pr08-23-07_x/vsend/hotels/travel/hamdt-hamburg-marriott-hotel/) at Town Hall and just next door to the Gaensemarkt (November 26 - December 24), offers a rate of 269 (USD$$371) per night for the same package.

-    Most notable of Vienna Christmas Markets (www.germany-christmas-market.org.uk/cities&dates2.htm

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company with nearly 2,900 lodging properties in the United States and 68 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 Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club, Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., and had approximately 151,000 employees at 2006 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry's most admired company and one of the best places to work for by FORTUNE. The company is also a 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR Partner. In fiscal year 2006, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $12.2 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at

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