Comments on: 3 Awesome Links: Marriott to Destroy SPG, Why We Work So Hard, Voyer’s Motel https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/16642-2/ An eclectic journey through the Travel Miles/Points blogosphere Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:32:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 By: Visiting Every Country, Best Wifi Airports, John Oliver on Credit Reports - TravelBloggerBuzz https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/16642-2/#comment-384716 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:32:07 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/?p=16642#comment-384716 […] am surprised the two amazing articles about why we work so hard and the motel voyer dude did not generate many comments. I thought they were both mind […]

]]> By: Mike https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/16642-2/#comment-384475 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 07:11:38 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/?p=16642#comment-384475 Aluminum !

]]> By: TravelBloggerBuzz https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/16642-2/#comment-384447 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 01:46:45 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/?p=16642#comment-384447 In reply to MilesMath.

Yeah, I agree, really!

I think I read the new company will have 30 brands…but who’s counting. I think it is completely absurd….and you nail it with this:

what is the difference between Springhill Suites, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn and Townplace Suites except a reason to have duplicative marketing and overhead budgets?

]]> By: TravelBloggerBuzz https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/16642-2/#comment-384445 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 01:45:25 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/?p=16642#comment-384445 In reply to Mr Nice.

Today here in Ann Arbor was ridiculously cold!

Burn them SPG points. I have about 55k left…

]]> By: MilesMath https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/16642-2/#comment-384408 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 22:14:56 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/?p=16642#comment-384408 Why do we have so many hotel brands? Marriott has 17 brands and SPG has 11 brands, most of which customers are not necessarily loyal to. Why do we need Westin/Sheraton & Marriott, Luxury Collection & Autograph Collection, Courtyard & Four Points, Le Meridien & Renaissance and JW Marriott & whatever its equivalent is?

I would whittle all this down to something under 10. Keep the stronger of the comparable SPG or Marriott brand and maybe a few local or high-end brands that have strong appeal (Protea, Delta, AC, RC, St Regis, etc). While I’m at it, if I were Marriott I would ask myself what is the difference between Springhill Suites, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn and Townplace Suites except a reason to have duplicative marketing and overhead budgets?

]]> By: Mr Nice https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/16642-2/#comment-384292 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:17:27 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/?p=16642#comment-384292 I’ll settle for Bronze again… Great read on the merger… Nothing positive comes out of these for our industry… RE: NW, CO, US and now SPG.

Time to burn the SPG while they are worth something!

Snow here yesterday, in April, made me think I was back in MI for a moment

]]> By: TBBTheManHimself https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/16642-2/#comment-384278 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:55:59 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/?p=16642#comment-384278 In reply to Steve.

I say Silver! Pointsloverrrr can’t have Gold and Silver.

I should edit the gif and add it is Pointsloverrrr lol.

]]> By: Steve https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/16642-2/#comment-384275 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:08:39 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/?p=16642#comment-384275 Bronze!

]]> By: Pointsloverrrr https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/16642-2/#comment-384266 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:46:09 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/?p=16642#comment-384266 In reply to Pointsloverrrr.

Woohoo! Today’s going to be my day!

]]> By: Pointsloverrrr https://travelbloggerbuzz.com/16642-2/#comment-384265 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:45:22 +0000 http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/?p=16642#comment-384265 First??

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