Thursday, December 15, 2016
Delta Airlines recently announced they would be adding Comfort+ seat upgrades to their list of redeemable benefits for Starwood and Marriott rewards members. The all new perk is available for Starwood Preferred Guest members as well as Marriott Rewards Platinum members. Comfort+ seating joins pre-existing benefits from Delta such as priority boarding and free checked bags. [Read more…]
Monday, August 15, 2016
Twenty hotels operated by privately-held HEI Hotels & Resorts were hit by a data breach earlier this year, possibly exposing guests’ credit card data. HEI reported on Sunday that tens of thousands of transactions at Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt, and IHG properties could have been exposed to malware found on HEI’s systems. [Read more…]
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Marriott and Starwood’s $13 billion deal is another step closer to becoming final as the European Union gave the two hospitality giants antitrust clearance on Monday.
The massive deal, which was announced late last year, will increase Marriott’s overall inventory by about 50%, and may give Marriott Vacation Club members more lodging options in the future. Most notably, famous Starwood brands like Sheraton, Westin, and St. Regis, will now exclusively fall under the Marriott brand. [Read more…]
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Monday, in a press release, Sheraton Hotel & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced that they are expanding their portfolio with the Sheraton Bay Point Resort in Panama City Beach. Within the press release, Sheraton also announced plans for a $30 million dollar renovation at the resort.
The Bay Point Resort was recently acquired by Bay Point Fund 8, LLC (part of CAI Investments, LLC). This addition to Sheraton’s portfolio is just one of 150 new properties Sheraton Worldwide plans to add by 2020. [Read more…]
