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Marriott launched an updated version of their app for iOS with an update for Android coming soon. Here are the highlights from the press release
Extensive customer research and member feedback is driving the new
mobile app experience and will continue to do so as part of Marriott’s
ongoing service innovation strategy.Since Marriott became the first hotel company to offer Mobile
Check-in/Checkout and Mobile Room Ready Alerts worldwide in 2014, more
than 12 million members have taken advantage of it. The popular feature
will now be easier to use and more powerful. For example, when members
check in using the app, for the first time they will now be able to
request room upgrades and receive notification it has been fulfilled
before they arrive. Also for the first time, they will be able to
request a late check-out in the app rather than at front desk, which is
guaranteed for Gold and Platinum Elite Members.With the app’s innovative new navigation, members will find it even
easier to customize their stay with Mobile Requests. Guests can use the
app to chat directly with hotel staff before, during and after their
stays for special requests that require personal attention, or choose
from a drop-down menu of the most frequently requested services or
amenities such as more towels or extra pillows. Fully 54 percent of
users make their requests before they’ve even checked-in. Having been
the first to offer Mobile Requests globally beginning in 2015, the
service is currently available at more than 4,000 hotels worldwide.With the app relaunch, Marriott is also expanding Mobile Key, rolling
out to more than 500 hotels globally this year. Members who check-in
using the Marriott Mobile app can choose to skip the front desk and go
straight to their room, using their smartphone to open the door.For travelers in planning mode, they will now be able to precisely
narrow down their destination searches by address or point-of-interest
to find the closest, most convenient hotel, and to save their favorite
hotels for quicker future bookings.Increasingly, travelers are seeking more authentic destination
information from local experts whether they’re choosing where to go or
looking for tips for what to do once they get there. For the first time,
the app will deliver curated, original content from Marriott’s digital
magazine, Traveler based on users’ previous hotel searches or upcoming
travels.
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As an update to Monday’s news, Aeroplan reached out
to us to let us know that although Avis will be their only car rental
partner when Hertz leaves on March 2nd it won’t be that way for too
long. Avis’s other company Budget will become an Aeroplan partner once
again this year as will Payless Car Rental. (Source Aimia)
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