WESTON, FL – January 14, 2015 – Marriott Hotels, Marriott International’s flagship brand, is elevating their guests’ experiences by enabling them to document their adventures using the most advanced GoPro yet, the GoPro HERO4. The program, currently available at 17 hotels and resorts across the Caribbean and Latin America, allows guests to take a complimentary test drive of a GoPro HERO4.
“We live in an increasingly digital and social age. Through this groundbreaking program at Marriott Hotels, we’re giving guests the opportunity to test drive the latest GoPro technology, capture their amazing travel experiences, and immediately share that content with their friends and family,” said Craig S. Smith, President of the Caribbean and Latin America at Marriott International. “Marriott has made it a goal to constantly innovate our hotels and digital services to continue to attract the next generation of travelers, always finding new ways to engage with them and co-create the future of our brands.”
“The Marriott Hotels 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 Sueños 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 nearly 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 global leading lodging 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.
