Marriott News

The company confirmed to TechCrunch that it has put in place 'a mechanism to enable guests to look up individual passport numbers to see if they were included in the set of unencrypted passport numbers.' continue reading →

Marriott's data breach affected nearly 400 million people in both the United States and abroad. Pierce Bainbridge joined the battle against Marriott today, filing suit on behalf of victims in the US and worldwide. The suit seeks to hold Marriott International, Inc. and its President and Chief Executive Officer, Arne Sorenson, responsible. continue reading →

New hotels will mark debut in Liberia while strengthening presence in Morocco and Ghana continue reading →

JW Marriott’s garment recycling program, which takes place through May 31, 2019, will be available across 26 JW Marriott hotels based in the U.S. Through this sustainable program, hotels will collect the retired uniforms in the boxes used to ship the new garments, each capable of holding 25-30 pounds of textiles. Once received by Cintas, the uniform provider will work with Leigh Fibers, Inc. to shred garments and repurpose the remaining fibers for future use. continue reading →

JW Marriott, part of Marriott International, Inc., today announced the opening of JW Marriott Hotel Harbin River North. Situated in the heart of the bustling Harbin Songbei district, the hotel marks a milestone for the brand as the first JW Marriott property in Northeast China. continue reading →

PHI Hotel Group today announced the opening of three Marriott branded hotels in the province of Alberta - the 247-room Westin Calgary Airport, and 30,000 sq. ft Conference Centre in Calgary, AB, the dual-branded 142-room Four Points Edmonton West, and the 77-room Element Edmonton West in Edmonton, AB. continue reading →

Marriott International, Inc. announced today that a combined 286-suite Residence Inn and SpringHill Suites in Greenville, SC will open January 30, 2019. continue reading →

Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced record organic rooms signings in 2018, ending the year with a record global pipeline. In 2018, the company signed management and franchise agreements for 816 properties, comprised of 125,000 rooms, while opening nearly 500 properties comprised of more than 80,000 rooms around the world across its portfolio of 30 brands. continue reading →

Marriott International today announced that, as of this month, it has successfully trained 500,000 hotel workers to spot the signs of human trafficking in its hotels and how to respond if they do, marking a watershed moment in the global fight against this multinational crime. continue reading →

Marriott International today unveiled Marriott Bonvoy, the new loyalty brand replacing the current loyalty brands - Marriott Rewards, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG). continue reading →