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Could A JetBlue Hotel Be Part Of Your Future Travel Plans?
Forget about the Marriott, Hilton or any other number of hotel chains scattered around U.S. airports, the next big name in lodging could be an airline. JetBlue Airways is reportedly in advanced...
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Hyatt In Talks To Buy Rival Starwood Hotels Brand
A merger craze seems to be taking hold this month: first there was the mega beer merger between Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller, then news this morning that pharmacy giants Walgreens Boots Alliance...
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Marriott To Buy Starwood Hotels For $12.2B
Less than a month after Hyatt Hotels was reported to be in talks to buy rival Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, it was a different lodging industry giant that popped the $12.2 billion question....
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Starwood Hotels Reports Payment Systems At 54 Locations Infected With Malware
Just days after Starwood Hotels and Resorts made headlines for combining with Marriott to make the world’s largest hotelier, the company is back in the news for a decidedly less exciting issue: it’s...
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Would You Share A Hotel Room With A Stranger For Half Off Your Bill?
What would you be willing to do in order to cut your next hotel bill in half? How about sharing the space with a stranger? That’s the idea behind a new startup that aims to bring people together and...
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Chicago Proposes Extra Tax, Looser Regulations For Short-Term Rentals And B&Bs
Direct lodging companies like Airbnb or HomeAway compete with hotels for tourist dollars (even if hotel rooms are sometimes listed on the sites) yet at first didn’t impose lodging taxes on guests. Now...
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Hilton Targeting Young, Budget-Conscious Travelers With New “Tru” Hotel Brand
The long list of hotels operating under the Hilton brand will be growing by one this year: joining the likes of Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, and Home2 Suites is new, budget- and...
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Marriott’s Acquisition Of Starwood Hotels In Question After New $14B Takeover...
Five months after Starwood Hotels and Resorts – which operates brands like Sheraton, St. Regis, Westin, and W – announced it would sell itself for $12 billion to Marriott to make the world’s largest...
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Marriott Preparing To Battle Expedia, Priceline With New Starwood Assets
With online travel agency options whittled down following the $1.6 billion Orbitz-Expedia merger in 2015, and hotels already offering customers perks for ditching the third-party travel sites, it might...
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Marriott Bringing Boutique Hotel Rooms To Coachella Tents
In the past, Coachella concert-goers interested in getting a bit of a taste of the hotel life would have had to trek away from the music festival to an actual hotel. Now, Marriott is bringing its...
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