Marriott is an industry leader when it comes to helping travelers stay healthy on the road. This year, the company announced that all of its hotels in North America globally would significantly reduce the use of trans fats by switching to a trans fat-free frying oil and French fries. The hotels had previously eliminated trans fats from their artisanal breads, salad dressings, pancake and waffle mixes, muffins, croissants and cookies. The Amman Marriott Hotel has also joined this endeavor to help in this initiative to help guests remain healthier.

Chef Oliver, the chef de cuisine at the Amman Marriott Hotel has also designed a special �Fit For You� menu at the Villa Mediterrano restaurant. �Fit for You� is food for the healthy lifestyle and is the first step in addressing changes in dietary preference on a daily basis. It provides guidelines for the integration of diet specific food for individual needs. The menu includes a variety of items such as poached cod, whole wheat home made organic pasta, grilled chicken breast with fruits, glazed salmon with organic brown rice and much more.

Both programs are designed to address healthy eating and dietary issues including low-fat, low-cholesterol and carb-conscious foods.

Marriott International is represented by three hotels in Jordan, the Amman Marriott Hotel, the Jordan Valley Marriott Resort & Spa and the Petra Marriott Hotel.

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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 2,800 lodging properties in the United States and 67 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 International, Horizons, 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 and golf courses. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and had approximately 143,000 employees at 2005 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 2005, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $11.6 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.