Where Arne's Been Traveling
Marriott CEOArne Sorenson, right, may have had to don a black tieSaturday nightto chair theWashington Performing Arts Societygala at the DC Ritz, but at least he was in town; he tells us he travels about60%of the time (its flag flies on4,000 hotelsin 74 countries) and in just the lasttwo weekswas in India, Sri Lanka, Abu Dhabi, and Toronto. With him, our publisher snapped wife and co-chair Ruth(her hand on his shoulder perhaps to be sure he doesn't leave to the airport); at the far left his EVPKathleen Matthewsand her TV pundit husbandChris; and in the middle, Irish ambassador to the USMichael Collinsand wifeMarie.