Gokce Ozbek JW Marriott Ankara Marketing Manager + 90 312 248 88 88 [email protected]

JW MARRIOTT ANKARA HAS ADDED 2 MORE AWARDS TO ITS COLLECTION

Ankara, – May 14, 2015

The JW Marriott Ankara was awarded as The Best Luxury Business Hotel and Marriott were named The Best Hotel Group during the Gala Dinner organized by World Tourism Forum on April, 30th at Shangri-La Bosphorus hotel. The awards were accepted by JW Marriott Ankara’s General Manager Mr. Albert Helms and Sales & Marketing Director Mr.Levent Cengiz. World Tourism Forum is an annual platform which gives the tourism precursors an opportunity to get together and discuss the future of tourism industry. It is for the first time that the leaders of the world’s tourism sector got together in Istanbul. The main topics of World Tourism Forum 2015 were online tourism, destination marketing, as well as economics impact and outputs of tourism. Among the speakers there were a former prime minister of Sweden Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt, Vice President Global Dsiplay of Tripadvisor Mr.Martin Verdon-Roe, COO of Yandex Turkey Ms. Milena Djuricic, Head of Auto, Finance, Telco &Travel for MENA, Facebook & Instagram Mr. Terry Kane, Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Turkey Mr. Volkan Bozkir and Mr.Todd Benjamin, CNN International Presenter, Financial and Economic Expert, Moderator and Interviewer.

About JW Marriott Hotel Ankara The ’s luxury hotel brand JW Marriott’s first hotel in Turkey and 4th in Europe the JW MARRIOTT ANKARA offers “accessible luxury” to its guests With its restaurants & bars appealing to every taste, its location at the Capital’s up and coming “Congress Valley”, its locational advantages offered for fast-living business and political world and with its perspective of providing high quality and welcoming service, the JW Marriott Ankara strives every day to offer its guests more luxurious and comfortable living spaces. Offering Turkish hospitality with an international experience, the JW Marriott Ankara continues to be a “center of life” with its spacious rooms, its meeting rooms boasting natural light, its spa & wellness center providing a peaceful experience, its fitness center equipped with the latest technology for sports enthusiasts and outdoor/indoor pools, its “wedding boutique” serving couples with their wedding preparations and the shopping experience in its luxury-brand shops.. About JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts JW Marriott is part of Marriott International’s luxury portfolio and consists of beautiful properties in gateway cities and distinctive resort locations around the world. These elegant hotels cater to today’s sophisticated, self-assured travelers, offering them the quiet luxury they seek in a warmly authentic, relaxed atmosphere lacking in pretense. JW Marriott properties artfully provide highly crafted, anticipatory experiences that are reflective of their locale so that their guests have the time to focus on what is most important to them. Currently, there are 74 JW Marriott hotels in 27 countries; by 2020 the portfolio is expected to encompass more than 100 properties in over 30 countries. Visit us online, on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and #experiencejwm. Visit Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) for company information. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com, and for the latest company news, visit www.marriottnewscenter.com. # # #