SPG Releases App For iPad
All I can say is, it’s about time! Thank you Starwood, for releasing a gorgeous new app designed for the iPad. So as I was looking at the ads for the new iPad, and a funny thing happened. I found…
Hotels
Aloft Hotels Expand to Panama
Aloft continues to take Latin America by storm, with the opening of its fourth hotel STAMFORD, Conn.— Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® (NYSE:HOT) today announced that its rapidly expanding Aloft brand has arrived in Panama, one of the most important travel markets in…
The Ballantyne Hotel Review – A Starwood Luxury Collection Hotel
The Ballantyne Hotel, for whatever reason, has been on my bucket list of Starwood properties I wanted to visit. Located just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, The Ballantyne is hotel disguised as a resort. Located in a corporate park, the…
Raid The Mini Bar Upgrade At Kimpton
Kimpton’s Raid The Mini Bar perk just got a little, perkier! A longstanding favorite among Kimpton guests, the ability to raid the mini-bar has been one of the perks of the Kimpton In Touch loyalty program. In addition to perks…
Aloft Ballantyne Review
Friday the 13th, a great day for travel? Well, it didn’t start that way for me, but it ended okay. Glad I didn’t get checked into room 13! The Aloft Ballantyne is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a corporate…
What Makes A Great Hotel Room?
What makes a great hotel room? Or, what makes a hotel room great? No matter how you ask the question, you’re bound to get a variety of different answers. I think one thing that everyone will agree on is cleanliness…
Take A Spin With SPG – Enter To Win 250,000 Starpoints
Starwood is running a new promo “Take A Spin With SPG” that will allow you to enter to win 250,000 Starpoints which can be used toward Starwood’s Preferred Guest® Free Night Awards, suite upgrades, air transportation and merchandise awards. You can…
Iraq On Your Bucket List? Starwood’s Got You Covered
Set to Open in Early 2014, the Sheraton Dohuk Hotel will be the First of Four New Starwood Hotels to Open in Iraq under the Company’s Sheraton and Aloft Brands DOHUK, Iraq— Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) has signed an agreement with Mase Co LLC, a…
Aloft Kiev To Open in 2015
STAMFORD, Conn.— Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced the signing of Aloft Kiev, which will mark the entrance of Aloft Hotels into Ukraine when it opens in 2015. Created to shake up the staid and traditional mid-market hotel sector, Aloft is…
5 Hotels That Techies Flock To
While this is of course unscientific study, here are 10 hotels that techies seem to flock to The W Austin– just a few blocks from the Austin Convention Center, and at the heart of South by Southwest. Thanks to South…
The Five Best Celebrity-Owned Hotels
Star-Power Stays: The Five Best Celebrity-Owned Hotels From the HotelsCombined Blog: by David Haddad We’re not quite sure what it is, but celebrities seem to have a real knack for the hotel business. Robert De Niro, Francis Ford Coppola and Richard…
Le Meridien Columbus, Ohio
Le Meridien Breaks Ground on New Hotel in Arts District of Columbus Slated to Debut in Early 2015, Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph, to be located in the City’s Short North NEW YORK–Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced…
A 5-day, 4-night stay at The Westin Lagunamar for just $319?
I got an email yesterday advertising a deal that sounded too good to be true. A 5-day, 4-night stay at the Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort and Spa in Cancun, Mexico, for only $319 dollars? But wait, there’s more. In addition…
New Marriott Data Breach – It’s Not Their First
Marriott has suffered several data breaches over the past 10 years, so this week’s news of yet another breach doesn’t come as a huge surprise. Marriott had, and I believe still has, one of the of the least stringent password…
Coming Soon: @SPG Take Two
Starwood has announced its latest promotion on their website: “It’s almost “two” good. With the SPG Take Two promotion, you’ll earn double Starpoints® on all eligible stays from September 1 through December 15, 2013 — with no limits. Plus, you’ll get 2,500…
SPG App For Android In Chinese
New SPG® App Offers Enhanced Personalized Member Experience in the Most Spoken Language in the World STAMFORD, Conn.– Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), the award-winning loyalty program from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), today introduced its new SPG app…