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Paul Thomas
The opening of the 100th Marriott hotel in Maui, in 1981
- Credit: Paul Thomas
Marriott hotels are found all around the world – from Norfolk to New York. But they got a foot up in global publicity thanks to a small company based in Norfolk. Its founder, journalist Paul Thomas, takes up the story
As my Norfolk publicity company was growing in the 1970s, we were becoming more ambitious – including opening an office in London. East Anglian clients and local staff were up for the benefits too. We were getting to know national newspaper and travel trade editors well – and one mentioned a prospective US hotel business opportunity, crazy though we both thought it was, that Publicity Plus could pursue.