Marriott buys Starwood, becomes world's largest hotel chain
If you're booking your next vacation and looking for a room with a view chances are you'll be staying at a Marriott hotel.
The hotel chain just went from huge to giant after completing the yearlong 12.2 billion dollar purchase of Starwood Hotels.
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The deal joins Marriott's signature hotel courtyard and Ritz Carleton with Starwood's Sheraton, Westin, W and St. Regis properties.
See the major brands that now fall under the Marriott umbrella:
The move makes Marriott the largest hotel chain in the world with 1.1 million properties, which means the odds of you staying at a Marriott hotel on your next vacation are one in fifteen.
However, don't expect all Marriott hotels to now look and feel the same.
Marriott CEO said in a statement, "we're trying to make sure we provide as clear a distinction as we can between the brands in terms of product and service so that our customers can have a sense of what each brand stands for."
As for loyalty points, members can link their accounts but, for now, redeeming points is at a three to one ratio. This might not be the most exciting news for customers, but hey, there's always Air BnB!
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