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Old Nov 11, 2013, 6:23 am
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Originally Posted by uncle wiggily
Hi:

I saw an article in the WSJ stating that Marriott bought this South African chain. Since then, however, I have not seen anything confirming the purchase nor is anything listed on the official website.

Has anyone else heard or read this information? If so, when can we expect to start using Marriott points?

Thank you.
As BKKLEE mentions, there are 2 other threads re: this. To answer your question, though, from a link in the other thread. The deal is expected to close by end of Q1 2014, so I wouldn't expect it to be available before then.

Cheers.
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