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Marriott opens to great fanfare in hotel-starved Haiti capital

Published Wed, Feb 25, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    Port-au-Prince

    HAITI'S meagre hotel offerings got a major boost on Tuesday with the inauguration of a brand new Marriott in the heart of the capital, the latest in a series of modern additions to the impoverished Caribbean island's hospitality sector.

    The 175-room hotel was officially opened to great fanfare, with former US president Bill Clinton attending as well as Haitian President Michel Martelly.

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