Full-Line Of Doral Logo Merchandise, Including Apparel, Outerwear, Gifts And Spa Accessories, For Individual And Group Purchase, Now Available At Consumer-Friendly Online Store
Miami, Florida, May 3, 2006 â?¦ Doral Golf Resort & Spa, A Marriott Resort, and home of Tiger Woods’ 2005 & 2006 Ford Championship at Doral victories, today unveiled an online golf shop at www.doralresort.com. Featuring a full-line of premium logo merchandise, including apparel, outerwear, gifts and spa accessories, the easy-to-use, consumer-friendly online store is designed to enable both individuals and groups to purchase Doral gifts and memorabilia from one of the country’s premier luxury golf and vacation destinations.
"Doral is one of the very first Marriott-managed resorts to offer an online shopping experience, creating a great way for consumers to access our breadth of product offerings," said Darrin Helfrick, General Manager of Golf, Doral Golf Resort & Spa. "For almost a half century Doral has been placed among the most desirable golf and travel destinations in the world, which results in tremendous demand among consumers to purchase Doral Logo merchandise. This online store is the perfect venue to reach customers who have either experienced Doral first-hand, or want a piece of memorabilia from this historic South Florida resort."
Most of the products available at the online golf shop feature the popular Doral Sunburst logo which has long been associated with extraordinary golf and remarkable style. Among the most distinctive products in the store include signature golf shirts, Blue Monster hats, pin flags, souvenir gifts and collectibles and home gifts. The shop is not limited to only golf related items, as it also offers very popular products from the Spa at Doral, one of the country’s leading spa destinations. Among the spa merchandise available online are lotions, bath salts, candles and creams, all featuring the Signature Doral Spa logo.
The 693-room Doral Resort, which is managed by Marriott International and is officially named the Doral Golf Resort & Spa, A Marriott Resort, joined Marriott’s first-class portfolio of 60 resorts worldwide in August of 2004. In managing the golf business operations at Doral, Marriott International enlisted its in-house golf management organization, Marriott Golf, to manage the resort’s golf operations. Marriott Golf is the world’s largest resort golf management company and the first in-house golf management team ever established by a lodging company. Currently, Marriott Golf oversees more than 150,000 rounds of golf per year on Doral’s five championship golf courses, managing more than 500 corporate and group outings per year.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading lodging company with over 2,800 lodging properties in the United States and 69 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, Ramada International and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Marriott Grand Residence Club brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 128,000 employees. In fiscal year 2003, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $9 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.
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