Marriott Offering Free Wifi in Europe and Asia Pacific
Apr 29, 2011, 2:33 pm
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Marriott Offering Free Wifi in Europe and Asia Pacific
Not sure if this has been posted yet, but this will definitely encourage me to stay at Marriott's more!
"News
Marriott, Accor expand free WiFi offerings
By HOTELS Editors on 4/29/2011
In this article:
EUROPE AND ASIA PACIFIC Marriott International and Accor Hospitality are each significantly expanding their free WiFi offerings.
Marriott is now providing free WiFi to all members of its Marriott Rewards loyalty program across four brands in Asia Pacific. The newly complimentary amenity, which is open to all program members regardless of status, applies to the JW Marriott, Marriott, Renaissance and Courtyard brands in Australia, China, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
“Asia Pacific is the fastest-growing region for Marriott Rewards, and we feel that complimentary high-speed Internet access will make Marriott International hotels the first choice for business travelers,” says Simon Cooper, Marriott’s president and managing director for Asia Pacific. “You can’t put a price on staying connected. So we don’t.”"
http://www.hotelsmag.com/MembersOnly...spx?item=23276
"News
Marriott, Accor expand free WiFi offerings
By HOTELS Editors on 4/29/2011
In this article:
EUROPE AND ASIA PACIFIC Marriott International and Accor Hospitality are each significantly expanding their free WiFi offerings.
Marriott is now providing free WiFi to all members of its Marriott Rewards loyalty program across four brands in Asia Pacific. The newly complimentary amenity, which is open to all program members regardless of status, applies to the JW Marriott, Marriott, Renaissance and Courtyard brands in Australia, China, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
“Asia Pacific is the fastest-growing region for Marriott Rewards, and we feel that complimentary high-speed Internet access will make Marriott International hotels the first choice for business travelers,” says Simon Cooper, Marriott’s president and managing director for Asia Pacific. “You can’t put a price on staying connected. So we don’t.”"
http://www.hotelsmag.com/MembersOnly...spx?item=23276
Apr 30, 2011, 10:23 am
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. . . which is open to all program members regardless of status
May 6, 2011, 10:11 am
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Marriott is just offering this in Asia. The Europe refers to Accor's offering in France.
May 7, 2011, 10:01 am
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Marriott should offer this to us in the U.S., it's homebase.
May 7, 2011, 4:05 pm
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May 8, 2011, 6:44 am
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The key point in the program mentioned by the OP is "The newly complimentary amenity, which is open to all program members regardless of status".
May 8, 2011, 6:59 am
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You're listed as being lifetime Plat with Marriott Rewards, so you'd have been eligible for the free Wi-Fi because of your status.
The key point in the program mentioned by the OP is "The newly complimentary amenity, which is open to all program members regardless of status".
The key point in the program mentioned by the OP is "The newly complimentary amenity, which is open to all program members regardless of status".
It makes sense for Marriott to offer free wifi in Asia. I mean IT stuff over there is crazy compare to that of here in the states. I wish I can download 100 MB/s AT MY OWN HOUSE. It's also cheaper too.