Hotels
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Marriott’s New Offering, Work Anywhere with Marriott Bonvoy
Marriott Bonvoy’s new Day Pass, Stay Pass and Play Pass packages were designed as flexible options whether guests are seeking a one day stay from early morning into the evening, extended overnight stay with early morning check in and evening checkout or a multi-day work and leisure destination getaway.
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Marriott Extends Free Night Awards Through August 1, 2021
Marriott has sent out emails to customers today with some good news. Free Night Awards that are expiring before July of next year, will be automatically extended until August 1.
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Hilton Times Square Permanently Shuts Down
The Hilton Times Square will permanently shut down. The 478-room hotel at 234 West 42nd Street disclosed its plans for a permanent shutdown in a filing with the New York State Department of Labor Wednesday.
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Airbnb Announces Global Ban on House Parties
If you are planning your next party or a large gathering, scratch Airbnb listings from your possible locations. Recently, unauthorized parties at Airbnb listings have been an issue that has been aggravated even further by the pandemic and public health risks. So now Airbnb has issued a ban on parties at properties worldwide.
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Accor and IHG Rumored Merger Would Create World’s Biggest Hotel Group
A potential merger would put them ahead of U.S. rival Marriott by number of hotel rooms, with close to 1.6 million between the two.
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Hyatt Announces Plans for First Hotel in Cyprus
Hyatt has announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Anolia Holdings Limited for the first Hyatt hotel on the island of Cyprus, Grand Hyatt Limassol. The 300-room luxury resort is expected to open in 2025.
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Hilton Honors Extends Rollover Nights Benefit to Help Members to Maintain or Upgrade Status
All Hilton Honors members who stay at any Hilton-branded hotel between January 1 – December 31, 2020 will have all nights automatically rollover to next year to count towards their 2021-2023 Hilton Honors tier status, when they book through Hilton.com or the Hilton Honors App.
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Check Your Hyatt Points Balance for Extra or Missing Points
If you have earned Hyatt points or used them last month, check your accounts for unexpected changes in your points balance. There are a few reports of people seeing extra points posted to their Hyatt accounts.
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All-Inclusive Hyatt Ziva Barbados To Be Completed in 2022
Hyatt Ziva Barbados replaces the originally approved Hyatt Centric. Project budget will be approximately $175M. It will include buildings from 10 to 18 floors. There will be 380 hotel rooms and 40 condominiums. Completion is expected in early 2022.Â
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Hyatt Reports $103M Loss in First Quarter, Says 35% of Hotels Are Closed
Hyatt reported first-quarter 2020 financial results this week. The hotel chain had a net loss of $103 million, compared to a net income of of $48 million in the first quarter of 2019.
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Marriott Raises $920 Million in Cash from Chase and Amex
Marriott announced today that it has received a total of $920 million of cash from Chase and American Express and amended existing co-brand credit card agreements with both issuers.Â
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IHG Now Has Dynamic Pricing at Select Properties
IHG said early last year that it was testing variable pricing. The hotel chain planned a roll-out in 2019, but that never happened. And now IHG has started introducing dynamic award pricing at some of its properties in Asia now.
