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Travellers mull the Marriott-Starwood merger
For their honeymoon, Alex Diacre and his wife, Sarah, traveled halfway around the world, from New Yo…
Revised AMEX points transfers to SPG, Marriott
With the imminent merger of the Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest programs, America…
Winners and losers: SPG to Marriott's new scheme
With the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) program winding down in August, SPG members will soon be mov…
Marriott downgrades elite status for SPG Gold
Starwood Preferred Guest Gold members hoping to nab Platinum Elite status under Marriott’s new…
5 new things to know about Marriott's new program
UPDATE | Earlier advice and commentary provided by Marriott International to Australian Business Tr…
Fast-track to SPG Gold, Platinum
Gold or Platinum status in the Starwood Preferred Guest hotel loyalty program normally comes as a re…
Best credit cards for earning SPG Starpoings
Only a handful of Australian credit cards allow customers to earn Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Sta…
Hotels tighten booking cancellation rules
Hilton and IHG are following Marriott-Starwood in tightening the rules over booking cancellations in…
Get Marriott Gold Elite in just one hotel stay
Gold Elite status in the Marriott Rewards program usually comes in return for spending at least 50 n…
W Melbourne hotel set to open in 2020
Marriott International will open a new W Melbourne hotel by 2020, nestled on Collins Street in the c…
Deciphering Marriott-Starwood hotel brands
Having trouble working out the difference between the eight luxury hotel brands of Marriott and Star…
Taipei Beitou gets new Aloft hotel
Looking for a little escape on your next business trip to Taipei? There's plenty of good things…
The Luxury Collection: new Singapore hotel
Starwood and Marriott will bring the high-end Luxury Collection brand to Singapore next year with th…
Le Méridien Paris completes renovations
Guests returning to the Le Méridien Etoile Paris hotel might hardly recognise it following an…
All-new loyalty scheme for Marriott, Starwood
The ink is barely dry on the US$12 billion mega-merger of Marriott and Starwood, but it looks like t…
New hotel credit card surcharges
Hotel chains nationwide including Accor, IHG, Rydges and Starwood are amending their credit card fee…
Aloft Hotels' new voice-activated rooms
Fancy turning a hotel’s room lights on before stepping out of bed, adjusting the air condition…
St. Regis Hotel Shenzhen, China
The St. Regis Hotel Shenzhen was, for a time, occupying the tallest structure in Shenzhen when it fi…