Marriott Hotels & Resorts has come out on top for the second year in a row on TripAdvisor's annual survey of business travelers. More than 1,500 responded to the survey, which also named Courtyard by Marriott one of the top five hotel chains for business travel.
The survey indicated that the most important feature in hotels (http://www.marriott.com/vsstart/mktcmp/mktg_hotels_pr09-26_x/vsend/default.mi), with 78 percent as members of one program or more. More than half of those surveyed said they were
"often" loyal to the hotels with which they had points and 10 percent responded that they were "always" loyal.
The TripAdvisor survey also asked business travelers about their likes and dislikes when traveling for work, as well as their preferred cities for business travel.
About Marriott International, Inc.
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 http://www.tripadvisor.com), the U.K. (http://www.tripadvisor.fr) and Germany
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