Source: FOXBusiness (Original Article)
Jan 20, 2010 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) —-Marriott’s Spirit of Aloha Tour (http://marriotthawaii.com/spiritofaloha/), a month long traveling road show that will bring
the vibrant sights and sounds of Hawaii to a dozen U.S. cities, launched yesterday with a traditional Hawaiian blessing at
the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix followed by a visit to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
The blessing signals the start of a 5,530-mile journey aboard a 45-foot-long tour bus emblazoned with colorful tropical
images of Hawaii, that will visit 11 additional cities, traveling across Texas and then to Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville,
St. Louis, Omaha, Denver and Salt Lake City with a final two-day stop in Los Angeles, February 11-12.
“Our aim is to encourage folks to travel to the Hawaiian Islands in the coming year and stay at one of our beautiful Marriott
Resorts on Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii’s Big Island,” said Chris Tatum, vice president of Marriott International – North
Asia, Hawaii and South Pacific. “Hawaii is already popular across the U.S. – our goal is simply to raise the level of awareness
and give people the extra nudge to come see us.”
Also, in support of Marriott International’s environmental strategy to save the Amazona rainforest, Marriott Resorts
Hawaii secured an eco-friendly bus for the Tour. The bus was designed to cut down on carbon emission. Last year, Marriott’s
Spirit of Aloha Tour had offset its carbon footprint of 6,775 miles by investing in the Juma Sustainable Development Reserve
project. In 2008, Marriott International and the state of Amazonas signed an agreement to support the first project of its
kind to help protect 1.4 million acres of endangered rainforest.
After the blessing, the first stop for the road show was Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where Jasmine Trias of American
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