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.
Watch GoPro + Marriott video on Youtube.
"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:
- Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino
- CasaMagna Marriott Cancun Resort
- CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa
- Costa Rica Marriott Hotel San Jose
- Curacao Marriott Beach Resort & Emerald Casino
- Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort
- Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort
- JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa
- JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort
- JW Marriott Hotel Lima
- JW Marriott Hotel Quito
- JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro
- JW Marriott El Convento Cusco
- JW Marriott Panama Golf & Beach Resort
- Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort
- San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino
- 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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