Marriott Hotels Invites Guests to Travel Brilliantly with GoPro

WESTON, Fla., Jan. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott Hotels, Marriott International's flagship brand, is putting a whole new "POV" on the guest experience by providing GoPro HERO4 cameras at 17 Caribbean and Latin American resorts and hotels. The exclusive offer allows guests to test drive a GoPro HERO4, the most advanced GoPro yet and capture and share all of their adventures and experiences.

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"We live in a digital and social age. Through this program at Marriott Hotels, we're giving guests a fun way to tell their own travel story using the versatile and memory making GoPro technology and immediately share their content with friends and family," said Craig S. Smith, President of the Caribbean and Latin America at Marriott International.  "Next generation travelers are looking for ways to create and share their experiences and Marriott has made it a priority to constantly introduce innovation into our hotels that is engaging and fits their digital lifestyle."

"The Marriott Hotels brand continually demonstrates leadership in bringing new travel-enhancing experiences to their guests and the GoPro HERO4 cameras are the perfect device for their guests to capture their Caribbean and Latin American vacations," said GoPro Senior Vice President of Marketing, Paul Crandell. "Resort destinations in tropical locations are where passionate people go to enjoy amazing new experiences and we can't wait to see the GoPro photos and videos that Marriott guests create during their stay."

Guests are encouraged to submit their GoPro photo and video content across social platforms using the hashtags #GoPro, #travelbrilliantly and #viajegenial for the chance to be featured on the Marriott Hotels' website, www.travelbrilliantly.com/gopro. The submitted content will be curated to share across Marriott International's social media channels and the in-room entertainment system at our participating hotels. To celebrate the launch of the program, guests' content will also be selected from social media channels by Marriott Hotels to win prizes such as vacation stays, Marriott Rewards points and GoPro cameras.

Participating properties across the Caribbean and Latin America include:

1. Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino
2. CasaMagna Marriott Cancun Resort
3. CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa
4. Costa Rica Marriott Hotel San Jose
5. Curacao Marriott Beach Resort & Emerald Casino
6. Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort
7. Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort
8. JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa
9. JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort
10. JW Marriott Hotel Lima
11. JW Marriott Hotel Quito
12. JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro
13. JW Marriott El Convento Cusco
14. JW Marriott Panama Golf & Beach Resort
15. Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort
16. San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino
17. St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino

About Marriott Hotels
With 500 hotels and resorts in early 60 countries around the world, Marriott Hotels is evolving travel through every aspect of the guest's stay, enabling the next generation to Travel Brilliantly. Boldly transforming itself for mobile and global travelers who blend work and play, Marriott leads the industry with innovations, including the Greatroom Lobby, Future of Meetings and Mobile Guest Services that elevates style & design and technology. All Marriott hotels participate in the award winning Marriott Rewards frequent travel program that allows members to earn hotel points or airline miles for every dollar spent during each stay. For more information, visit www.MarriottHotels.com. To join the ongoing Marriott conversation, like us on Facebook (Facebook.com/Marriott) and follow us on Twitter (Twitter.com/Marriott, @Marriott).

About Marriott International
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a leading lodging global  company based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, with more than 4,100 properties in 79 countries and territories.  Marriott International reported revenues of nearly $13 billion in fiscal year 2013.  The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 18 brands. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at www.marriott.com, and for the latest company news, visit www.marriottnewscenter.com.  

About GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO)
GoPro, Inc. is transforming the way consumers capture, manage, share and enjoy meaningful life experiences. We do this by enabling people to capture compelling, immersive photo and video content of themselves participating in their favorite activities. Our customers include some of the world's most active and passionate people. The volume and quality of their shared GoPro content, coupled with their enthusiasm for our brand, are virally driving awareness and demand for our products.

What began as an idea to help athletes document themselves engaged in their sport has become a widely adopted solution for people to document themselves engaged in their interests, whatever they may be. From extreme to mainstream, professional to consumer, GoPro has enabled the world to capture and share its passions, and the world, in turn, is enabling GoPro to become one of the most exciting and aspirational companies of our time. For more information, visit www.gopro.com or connect with GoPro on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest or LinkedIn.

GOPRO® and HERO® are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro Inc. in the United States and other countries.

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