J.W. (Bill) Marriott Jr. chairman and CEO of Marriott International answered questions in his conference call. J.W. (Bill) Marriott Jr. chairman and CEO of Marriott International answered questions in his conference call.

J.W. (Bill) Marriott, Jr. chairman and CEO of Marriott International, was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th annual International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF).

Unfortunately, Marriott was unable to attend IHIF in Berlin this month, but he did manage to partake in a Q&A session via conference call with Jonathan Worsley from Bench Events, where he also kindly responded to some of Hotelier Middle East's questions. 

To see the session with Bill Marriott click on the video below.

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In other recent awards news, HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan was named winner of the 2010 Leadership Award ahead of the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference.

The Award will be presented at AHIC 2010, which will be held at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai from May 1 to3.