Travel and hospitality
September 26, 2016
Marriott incorporates SPG members into its rewards platform
By Brielle Jaekel
Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide are attempting to ease the transition of their merger for loyalty customers.
{"ct":"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","iv":"ba7cf6b8dbacd1a582e9b8330810282f","s":"b4f9caf67e05b15e"}
Share your thoughts. Click here