PRNewswire -- In demonstration of its commitment to the environment, Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) announced today that it will officially participate in Earth Hour 2009, a global climate event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). From San Francisco and New York City to Dubai and Shanghai, hundreds of hotels and timeshare units across Marriott’s multi-brand portfolio will turn out or dim non-essential lighting for one hour on March 28, 2009, at 8:30 p.m. local time, joining tens of millions of people in more than 2,700 cities worldwide.
