Marriott recently unveiled Marriott Bonvoy, the new loyalty brand replacing Marriott Rewards, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG). Now they have announced the first hotel category changes under the new program. This is an annual tradition, but changes this year are much worse than usual. View from the Wing has the number. A…
Ebates is offering an increased cashback rate today for Marriott. The normal rate is only 2% and today they are giving out 10% cashback when you go through their site for a Marriott booking. The highest rate I’ve seen for Marriott is 12%, which is pretty rare. So if you have any Marriott stays planned,…
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Marriott over the recently discovered data breach. The hotel chain has already taken a few steps in notifying affected customers, setting up a website and even offering to cover passport renewal expenses for those whose numbers were stolen. But experts say that the breach, which started sometime…
Marriott has promised to pay for new passports for any of the 500 million Starwood customers whose personal information was exposed in a massive data breach.
If you have stayed at Marriott Hotels or any of their other brands then you might have had your personal information stolen. Marriott announced today that they suffered a major data breach affecting about 500 million customers. The breach came from the Starwood brand database. Apparently the hacking has been going on since 2014, but…
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Now all of Marriott’s more than 6,700 properties will soon be operating on the same reservations system. But it will be on the company’s brand-new system that will allow the hotel company to enable guests to choose their own room, among other features
The game called Marriott’s 29 Ways To Stay Game can get you anything from 50 points to 29 two day stays at each of their brands. You can play once a day through November 8th.
Marriott is sending out some targeted offers that can earn their member a free night after two stays. If you are targeted, you need to register before October 31, 2018, and make two stays to enjoy a Free Night Award. That free night can be used at a redemption level at or under 35,000 points.…
Marriott hotel workers are still on strike in several cities and more of them are joining in. Nearly 3,000 Marriott employees went on strike in Hawaii on Monday, adding to a major multi-city work stoppage hitting the world’s largest hotel chain. There’s now a total of 7,700 workers in seven cities that are on strike after having…
Marriott has released its MegaBonus promotion for Fall of 2018. This is a promotion that can get you extra points for stays at Marriott properties. Now for the first time ever, earn bonus points across 29 brands with MegaBonus in More Places.
Marriott has a new Status Challenge available that will help you get special treatment at Marriott, Starwood and Ritz Carlton portfolio hotels.
Amazon has partnered with Marriott to help increase guest access to amenities with Alexa, through its voice-controlled device Echo, in an attempt to expand its presence in the hospitality industry. The partnership that was announced today will add Amazon Echo smart speakers into a select number of rooms. Guests can use the Alexa-enabled device to order room…
Lobbies will now have a town square feel to them, with more comfortable seating and communal tables. A “coffee bar bar” will serve coffee by day and alcoholic beverages and more by night.
A new unified loyalty program is coming soon. Marriott Rewards, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) will becomes one starting on August 2018 plus many more details.