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By posing as revolutionaries in the travel industry, new entrants such as Airbnb and Uber have created expectations that are sometimes difficult to meet. Is "disruptive" a concept that can be applied ad infinitum? Not for sure. As proof, these inventive players are still groping their way in the field of customer loyalty. For example, Uber...

Rotterdam is home to a new hotel, The Slaak, located in the dynamic Kralingen-West district, just a few minutes from the city centre and the old port. The only hotel to open its doors in the Dutch city this year, this hotel - part of the Marriott group's Tribute Portfolio lifestyle brand - is part of a new concept of...

Marriott became the world's leading hotel group after its merger with Starwood. This acquisition led to the creation of a mega loyalty programme, Bonvoy, which builds loyalty around experiences. How is this development in line with the times? Belinda Pote - Since the merger with Starwood, our portfolio now encompasses 30 hotel brands...

By incorporating lifestyle codes, those little things that make up contemporary everyday life and the plastic that goes with them, the long-stay hotel industry aims to appeal to an ever-growing proportion of travellers. Here it adds a touch of design, there a dash of technology and, recently, a lot of conviviality. "This is the axis around which the...

The traditional hotel industry is mounting a counter-attack against the advent of Airbnb. While the giant of the collaborative economy is venturing into their territory - with the distribution of boutique hotels or, more recently, hotel residences in Manhattan - hoteliers are retaliating by going in the opposite direction. Accor had already made its move by acquiring the services of onefinestay...

This is undoubtedly one of the biggest data hacks to date, a far cry from Yahoo and its 3 billion accounts attacked in August 2013, but ahead of the 427 million passwords stolen from the MySpace social network: Marriott revealed on Friday that it had hacked into a database that could contain the information of almost...

The expansion of Marriott, which is benefiting from the absorption of the brands of the former Starwood group, should not stop there, with 200 projects underway in the region. Some of these are due to come to fruition in 2018, including an AC Hotel by Marriott in Belfast, the Residence Inn Kensington - a new long-stay property in London...

What could be more beautiful than New York, Tokyo or Shanghai seen from above? However, concentrated on their running pace or bent over the elliptical bikes set up in their hotel fitness club, do mobile executives really have time to appreciate the sublime panorama before their eyes? Running. All the time.