Sep 5th, 2011 at 5:30PM: It seems like everywhere we look, a hotel brand or travel company is launching a new app - not that we're complaining. Marriott is the latest to debut an app to assist travelers. The app, conveniently available on platforms ranging from iPhone to Blackberry to Android, allows travelers to: Marriott, JW Marriott, Renaissance, Edition, Autograph, Courtyard, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn, TownPlace ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Marriott makes life easier with new smartphone app
Sep 5th, 2011 at 5:30PM: It seems like everywhere we look, a hotel brand or travel company is launching a new app - not that we're complaining. Marriott is the latest to debut an app to assist travelers. The app, conveniently available on platforms ranging from iPhone to Blackberry to Android, allows travelers to: Marriott, JW Marriott, Renaissance, Edition, Autograph, Courtyard, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn, TownPlace ...Marriott developing tallest hotel in NYC
Aug 15th, 2011 at 5:00PM: Marriott's newest planned hotel will be a new fixture in the New York City skyline for more reasons than one. According to a deal signed last week, the new hotel venture will combine the Courtyard and Residence Inn brands to form a single 752 foot tall hotel, the tallest of its kind (without office or residential space) in New York.
The hotel will also have retail and restaurant space with a ...Inside the Marriott test kitchen: trying Courtyard's new Bistro concept
Jul 25th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
Several weeks ago, we were invited to Marriott's Bethesda, Maryland headquarters to meet with hotel executives and experience the "belly of the beast," so to speak - the Marriott Test Kitchen, where dishes for the chains' more than 1,000 restaurants are created, tested and perfected.
For this experience, we, along with several other food and travel bloggers, offered our opinions on ...Win free travel on Social Media Day
Jun 29th, 2011 at 7:00AM: The second annual Social Media Day is tomorrow. A worldwide celebration of the revolution of media becoming social, meetings are scheduled around the world. It's all about sharing, engaging and interacting and some hotels and resorts are offering deals, amenities, free nights, and even trip giveaways through different social media interactions.
Here's how it works. Check each one of the ...Chicago's JW Marriott opens its doors
Mar 22nd, 2011 at 2:00PM: The JW Marriott in downtown Chicago made it's official debut this month, the 50th JW to open among of a flurry of expansion in the luxury brand. With Gadling Labs just up the road in Chicago, the team stopped by for the opening gala to see what all of the buzz was about.
On the surface, Chicago's JW Marriott conforms well to the brand's standard -- that is to say, it is really nice. Despite a ...Marriott plans Autograph Collection openings in Europe
Mar 7th, 2011 at 12:00PM: Marriott's newest hotel brand, the Autograph Collection, will make its debut in Europe with the opening of four hotels in Spain. The hotel company said it plans to have the Europe Autograph Collection open by May 2011.
The concept of Marriott's Autograph Collection has been a great success in the U.S. since it launched year. Independent boutique hotels, with a historical and elegant touch, join ...Marriott joins Riddell, Sports Authority as sponsor of USA Football
Feb 21st, 2011 at 12:00PM: Marriott International is picking up the pigskin and getting into the game. The hotel company just signed a deal with USA Football as the official hotel for the national organization overseeing football in the United States and its U.S. National Team program.
USA Football, headquartered in Indianapolis, is an independent non-profit organization leading the development of youth, high school, and ...Marriott guest sues property after alleged sexual assault by hotel employee
Jan 27th, 2011 at 7:00AM: A woman filed suit today against a Marriott property, claiming she was sexually assaulted by an employee of the hotel during a stay on April 23, 2010.
In the suit, Katherine Olson claims hotel employee Mauricio Rodriguez entered her room using a master key code card, removed his clothes, and assaulted her. The suit also alleges that Rodriguez was intoxicated.
According to the suit, Marriott ...An arousing debate: Marriott removes porn from new hotel channel lineup
Jan 21st, 2011 at 3:15PM:
As our friends over at AOL Travel reported earlier today, Marriott has announced plans to remove adult content from all in-room video content in new hotels, completely phasing out on-demand porn across the chain by the year 2013.
Although Marriott's official statement claims that the rationale is to "keep adult content out of the reach of children and unavailable to any adult who chooses ...Inside Marriott's 500th hotel in Pune, India
Dec 7th, 2010 at 8:30AM:
Deep in negotiation with a rickshaw driver one sunny Friday morning in Pune, India, my train of thought is suddenly interrupted by a seismic unsettling. Halfway down the street, rounding the corner and coming straight at us careens a cart pulled by a pair of two-ton oxen with long, red, vicious horns jutting from their noble heads. I take a moment to absorb my surroundings: on the other side ...Celebrating Marriott's 500th hotel opening
Dec 3rd, 2010 at 9:00AM: A major milestone was passed in the Marriott empire last month with the opening of their 500th flagship hotel and an adjoining convention center. The location: three hours outside of Mumbai through the Sahyadri mountain range and into Pune, an education and information technology epicenter in western India.
As a growing city of 3.5M people, Pune is quickly becoming a destination for both ...Five steps to free Mexico and Caribbean travel from Marriott and Renaissance
Nov 29th, 2010 at 1:30PM: Need a little sunshine in your life this holiday season but can't get out on the road? Hey, I get it: we all shell out enough cash this time of year. There are gifts for the kids, unavoidable family travel and those Christmas dinners that get expensive pretty quickly. These costs can sneak up on you, depriving you of a little mental health time out on a beach somewhere.
Well, a travel contest ...JW Marriott opens in Chicago
Nov 10th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Marriott certainly is making the rounds. The first ever JW Marriott Marquis opened in Miami last week and coming Thursday, Nov. 11, the JW Marriott Chicago will open its doors.
Situated in the historic Continental & Commercial National Bank Building in Chicago's financial district, the JW Marriott Chicago will be the first of its brand in the windy city. Occupying the first 12 floors of the ...Marriott to convert London's historic Berners Hotel into Edition
Nov 9th, 2010 at 5:00PM: Following on the heels of a successful launch of its first Edition hotel in Hawaii, Marriott International announced it would turn the historic Berners Hotel in London into The London Edition.
The 175-year-old Berners has been closed since 2006, and now Marriott plans to take it over for London travelers. The boutique Edition brand was conceived by iconic hotel designer Ian Schrager in ...The New Orleans Marriott wants your mustache (for charity)
Nov 9th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Got mustache? Get one, and head to New Orleans for some serious upper lip fun. November is also known as Movember, the one month of the year when men are challenged to embrace their facial hair for charity.
This year, the New Orleans Marriott is getting into the game and offering a free cocktail to men who show their Mo at the hotel's 5 Fifty 5 restaurant and 55 Fahrenheit lounge. The hotel ...World's first JW Marriott Marquis opens in Miami
Nov 5th, 2010 at 2:05PM: When entertainment and luxury combine with travel, the options are endless (and often glamorous). Setting a new premise for hotels around the world, the first ever JW Marriott Marquis Miami opened its doors in downtown Miami to a celebrity-infused, technology-studded event that merged sophistication, design, art, fashion and fun into one massive space.
The very first JW Marquis-branded hotel ...Marriott Renaissance New York Times Square: Manhattan's hidden hotel treasure
Nov 3rd, 2010 at 2:00PM: There's a lot to love about Times Square. The bright lights of Broadway, the scrolling marquees, endless restaurants and bars, TKTS booth and on any given occasion, a live street performance. Times Square is the epicenter of New York - the convergence of everything - the mecca of Manhattan.
Tourists come in droves, book Times Square hotels and spend the majority of their time walking Broadway ...Free Montreal travel in three simple steps
Oct 28th, 2010 at 3:30PM: Do you like Montreal? I have to admit, I've been there three times in the past two years, and I just can't get enough of it. The minute I hit the streets of Old Montreal, I find myself craving a hotdog at the St-Denis Pool Hall before dashing over to the art galleries on St-Paul Ouest. Even with winter approaching rapidly, I'm feeling the pull up north.
So, I was pretty excited by a cool ...Luxury hotel planned for Washington DC's 'nightlife' neighborhood
Oct 26th, 2010 at 10:30AM: The Adams Morgan neighborhood in Washington DC is mostly known for its lively nightlife, late-night bars and endless take-out restaurants, but plans to add a little luxury to the 'hood are in the works.
Washington Post reporter Jonathan O'Connell reports that plans for a luxury hotel in the trendy neighborhood have been in the works for the past six years. Developer Brian Friedman proposed ...Marriott San Juan gives guests the option to go green
Oct 25th, 2010 at 11:30AM: More hotels are getting into the green travel craze, and it's paying off for travelers. The San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino recently introduced a new conserve and win initiative for its guests - go green and earn points toward Marriott nights.
The concept is simple: forgo housekeeping services and the hotel will award you 500 Marriott Reward points for each night. Housekeeping ...
