Marriott to erase dress code tip

Marriott to erase dress code tip

BANGKOK (Reuters): U.S.-based hotel chain Marriott
International Inc said on Friday it would delete a dress code tip
on its Web site which links women wearing blouses and shorts in
Thailand to prostitutes.

One of the pages in the www.marriot.com site advising the
dress code in Thailand says: "No Thai men wear shorts. Among
women, only prostitutes wear sleeveless blouses and/or shorts."

Paveena Hongsakul, member of parliament of an opposition
party, said the comment was an affront to Thai women and she
would submit a letter urging the hotel to apologize and change
the message.

"This is unacceptable. They've made it sounds like all Thai
women are prostitutes. They must change the wording and make an
apology," Paveena said.

Jeff Crowe, marketing director of the J.W. Marriott Hotel in
Bangkok, said the hotel was sorry about what happened and would
change the content "as quickly as possible".