Marriott International Announces Five New Hotels in the Middle East & Africa

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) today announced the signing of five hotels for its newly established Middle East & Africa Region, including its first properties in Algeria, Ghana and Morocco. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090217/MARRIOTTINTLLOGO ) The hotels are scheduled to open under long-term management contracts over the next 36 months and represent the company’s Marriott Hotels & Resorts and Marriott Executive Apartments brands....

Woods' appeal hasn't fully hit China

SHANGHAI, China -- It was difficult to make it past the practice green Thursday at Shanghai's Sheshan International Golf Club. Prescient spectators were pinned against its white picket fence. Many more crowded behind them, several bodies deep, necks craned, cameras and mobile phones raised high in the air. Tiny female tournament employees in red bodysuits held hands, trying their best to form a human barrier that would allow players to move freely between the putting and chipping areas. It was a...

Golf club owner indicted for stealing city water

The owner of the Staley Farm Golf Club has been indicted on a felony charge of theft for taking city water. Marty Ostronic, 42, pleaded not guilty today to the Class C felony charge, which was issued earlier this week by a Clay County grand jury. Ostronic was released on his own recognizance. Jim Roberts, a spokesman for Clay County Prosecutor Daniel White, said a felony conviction in the case could carry penalties of up to 7 years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. In 2008, the Kansas City Water...