Marcus® Hotels & Resorts Properties Recognized with AAA Four Diamond Award® Rating

Marcus® Hotels & Resorts, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS), today announced that five of its owned and/or managed properties have received the AAA Four Diamond Award® rating in 2013.

The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, Wis., has maintained AAA Four Diamond status for 37 consecutive years since the Diamond Ratings were first introduced in 1976. The Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wis. received AAA Four Diamond status for 16consecutive years; the Westin Columbus in Columbus, Ohio received the rating for 17 consecutive years; the Skirvin Hilton in Oklahoma City, Okla. received the rating for the seventh consecutive year and the Hilton Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wis. received the rating for the third consecutive year.

Four Diamond Award ratings are among the most well-known and respected trademarks in the global travel industry. As part of the rating process, AAA trained inspectors conduct unannounced on-site hotel evaluations based on cleanliness, comfort and hospitality. A total of 1,535 hotels throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean received the Four Diamond Rating in the past 12 months, qualifying them for the 2013 Four Diamond Award® list.

“As travel demands continue to increase, we pride ourselves on providing the high-quality, attentive customer service our guests have come to expect,” said Kirk A. Rose, president of Marcus Hotels & Resorts. “It’s an honor to have five properties on the AAA Four Diamond Award list and a testament to our associates’ ongoing commitment to providing extraordinary service to our guests.”

“In 2012 we celebrated 50 years of ownership of The Pfister Hotel, our flagship property. In 2013, we will be celebrating the hotel’s 125^th anniversary. Today, The Pfister Hotel remains one of only 13 hotels that have maintained the Four Diamond Rating for 37 consecutive years,” added Rose.

For more information on AAA Four Diamond criteria, please visit http://newsroom.aaa.com.

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Marcus Hotels & Resorts

Marcus Hotels & Resorts, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS), owns and/or manages 20 hotels, resorts and other properties in 11 states. A force in the hospitality industry, Marcus Hotels & Resorts provides expertise in management, development and historic renovations. The company’s portfolio includes a wide variety of properties including city-center meeting hotels, upscale resorts and branded first-class hotels. For more information on the latest news and updates, please visit: http://media.marcushotels.com and follow the company on Facebook and Twitter (@MarcusHotels).

About The Marcus Corporation

Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., The Marcus Corporation is a leader in the lodging and entertainment industries, with significant company-owned real estate assets. In addition to its Marcus Hotels & Resorts division, the company’s movie theatre division, Marcus Theatres®, is the fifth largest theatre circuit in the United States and currently owns or operates 687 screens at 55 locations in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and Ohio. For more information, visit the company’s web site at www.marcuscorp.com.

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