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This morning the news posted of a major hotel chain merger with Marriott buying out Starwood Hotels in a takeover acquisition. I never saw Marriott International mentioned in 2015 during all the speculation of a Starwood acquisition, but I have felt the chain has been making the most news in the past few years with…
Marriott International bought the Canadian hotel brand Delta Hotels in April 2015. Next month. Marriott is introducing the first branded Delta Hotel in the USA with the opening of Delta Orlando Lake Buena Vista. The 241 room resort is minutes from local Orlando attractions and offers a fresh approach to the guest experience, including intuitive…
Hotel chains are posting their 2015 Q3 financial statements this month. One of the pieces of data I like to see in these statements is the average room rate and number of hotels by hotel brand. Marriott International reports 4,364 properties worldwide as of September 30, 2015. During the third quarter, the company added 68…
Marriott Rewards has published its new Cash + Points Guide with reward night cost tables. This new redemption option is set to launch in early 2016 at a specific date not yet announced. My first impression is I am excited at the new opportunity to save points and cash on Marriott brand hotel room rates.…
Marriott Rewards announced its Fab Four program changes last week with full details supposedly coming out today. Two of the changes will offer significantly greater value for the Marriott Rewards program to nearly all members. 1. Reward nights using points and certificates will count for elite status starting November 1, 2015. Silver elite at 10…
Yesterday I created a list of hotel brands in major loyalty programs categorized by market segment from luxury, upper upscale, upscale, upper midscale, midscale and economy. The data came from 2015 STR Global Chain Scale rankings of hotel brands based on average daily rate. An important piece of data missing from my list is what…
When someone tells me they stayed at a luxury hotel, I try and elicit specific details to see if I agree with their classification that it is a luxury hotel. Say Four Seasons or Ritz-Carlton and that sounds like a luxury hotel brand to me. Tell me you stayed at the Embassy Suites and I’ll…
Big news today with the announcement Marriott International has signed a deal to acquire Delta Hotels 38 properties in Canada for about $135 million USD. Delta Hotels & Resorts are located in 30 Canadian cities. The acquisition is expected to be completed in Q2-2015. The deal will make Marriott the largest hotel chain in Canada…
