Announcement from the Marriott website:
Marriott International Signs Agreement With Suzhou Jingyuan Hotel Management Co., Ltd., to Debut AC Hotels by Marriott Brand in Greater China
AC Hotel by Marriott Suzhou is expected to open in December 2022
(https://news.marriott.com/news/2022/...-greater-china)

Funnily, AC Hotel Ganzhou Quannan has been in the system for months at least, but it's not bookable, so if Suzhou really opens in December it might be the first.

Domes Aulus Zante, Autograph Collection in Zakynthos (former Zante Beach Hotel) operating as Marriott from today (Oct 4).

(https://domesresorts.com/domesauluszante/)

The South African Protea Hotel Kruger Gate went independent as of September 1.
See https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-...-with-Marriott

https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...t-to-open-2026

The Ritz-Carlton is coming to the Gold Coast, Australia in 2026 next to the current Grand Sheraton.

Two of the new Fairfields previously announced for Japan (https://news.marriott.com/news/2022/...enings-in-2022) are now in the system:

From Nov 1 Fairfield by Marriott Hyogo Kannabe Highland
From Nov 4 Fairfield by Marriott Okayama Hiruzen Highland

Four Points by Sheraton Munich Central - gone

Award stay at a Marriott that has flipped to another brand?
 

So...I've just discovered in my junk email a notification sent Friday evening September 12 this hotel (the former Sheraton PHX Airport/Tempe mentioned above) is a Wyndham effective September 14--and if I wanted to cancel or rebook I had to contact Marriott by 13 September (!).

Seriously, Marriott!? :mad:

They say Wyndham will honor the reservation, and the hotel cheerfully reconfirmed with new reservation #s, but still... This would be much less annoying if not traveling with my 70+ year old in-laws.

Has anyone here had a similar experience recently? Did all work out?

TIA!

I haven't had that happen to me. If I am interpreting your message correctly, the now Wyndham property is honoring your points reservation. Since the property has acknowledged and confirmed the stay under the new Wyndham flag, you should be fine. One thing that is odd, when is the date of the stay and what was the cancellation terms in the original reservation? You should be able to at least cancel up through the cancellation date in your original reservation. Finally, you should be happy that they are accommodating you. Many other posters have had situations where they were given very little notice, sometimes 24 hours or less, that there stay was cancelled and were not given assistance with rebooking at the same point cost for an equivalent property. Hope it works out for you...

--Jon

The Crowne Plaza Concha Hotel in Key West will be reflagged under the Autograph Collection umbrella in December of this year. The marriott.com page is already up https://www.marriott.com/hotels/trav...ncha-key-west/
Good news to have a new property in the center of the action!

Copy-paste? :)NEW HOTEL OPENING IN DECEMBER 2022

NEWEST MARRIOTT HOTEL IN KEY WEST

History, Key West's vibrant nightlife and chic inspired surroundings come together at Crowne Plaza Key West-La Concha. Throughout the years, famous authors, writers and artists such as Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams have visited this historical landmark. La Concha's coastal inspired boutique accommodations welcome you, with custom dark wood plantation furnishings and modern amenities. Indulge in Key West's notoriously playful nightlife on Duval Street, experience new wines at our Wine-O bar and lounge or unwind on our rooftop

Turns out they're not honoring the original points redemption. Called to follow up with the hotel since the reservations still haven't shown up in my Wyndham Rewards account and they said the reservations were transferred over as $$ reservations. So now I have a reservation that was paid for with points, converted to a paid stay, and no points refunded...yet--trying to get the actual confirmation in hand showing it is a paid stay so I can get Marriott to at least refund the points.

I am not optimistic.

Very messy. What was the cancellation term on your original points reservation? If you haven't already, perhaps reach out to FT Marriott Lurkers for assistance to get your points returned. Will Wyndham let you cancel the $$ reservation, assuming that is what you want to do? Finally, if you haven't already, make alternate arrangements on your own now before it gets even more expensive to do so as your stay nears. E.g. do that in parallel with working on a resolution with Marriott and Wyndham.

--Jon

New hotels in Cambodia
 

I have just stayed at the Courtyard Phnom Penh and heard news from employees:

- The Courtyard Siem Riep Resort will reopen sometime soon.
- There will be a new Fairfield in PP and really, it has been recently added to MARSHA Fairfield by Marriott Phnom Penh
- A new Autograph Collection called The Khom Hotel or maybe just Khom is being built. This one I had run into by accident, too. It is next to the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument, a great location for tourists.
- Le Meridien coming to Sihanoukville
https://hoteldesigns.net/industry-ne...l-in-cambodia/
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...a004edeb90.jpg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...bd7c2a3738.jpg

A new property has been showing up on the marriott.com website:
Mayburg Salzburg - Tribute Portfolio is a new-built property which should open before years end.