Boy, that Autograph Collection sure gets around. We've barely finished letting you know that the Marriott group of 'high personality hotels' was going Euro and here comes news that they'll also be hitting up the Caribbean.

Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina in the British Virgin Islands will fall under the Autograph umbrella in early 2012—the most appropriate time of year to drop everything and jet off to a small, private island. Start racking up those Marriott Rewards points now!]]> MsRebecca 2011-08-19T09:17:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/28/111524/220 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/novotelfreewifi.JPG" class="top"><p> <i>Seen at the Novotel Gare du Lyon in Paris</i><p><i><b>UPDATE:</b> We goofed. Accor Hotels has been providing free WiFi in all their hotels in France since July 1, 2010. </i> <p>We'd like to think that this latest bit of news from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/accor hotels"><b>Accor Hotels</b></a> in France and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/marriott hotels"><b>Marriott Hotels</b></a> in Australia and Asia had something to do with our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/18/214035/608/hotels/HotelChatter_s_2011_Hotel_WiFi_Report"><b>Hotel WiFi Report</b></a> which we released on Tuesday, but never matter, we're just happy that finding free WiFi at these hotels just got a hell of a lot easier.<p>First up, Accor Hotels has told HotelChatter that <s>starting</s> since <b>July 1</b> of 2010, all their hotels (about 1,400 total) in France will offer free WiFi. This juliana 2011-04-29T08:47:08-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/13/83457/5854 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/jwmarriottlalivewifi.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>Signing onto the free WiFi at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/JW+MARRIOTT+HOTEL+LOS+ANGELES/local/1622">JW Marriott at LA Live</a> which is actually free for all guests, regardless of class level.</i> <p>It's hard for us to get excited about this new bit of news from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/marriott hotels"><b>Marriott Hotels</b></a> regarding their latest WiFi <a href="http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2010/09/marriott-to-expand-free-internet-access-policy-for-vip-customers/111995/1">announcement</a> but we're going to give it a try. <p>The hotel chain has decided to open up <b>free internet</b> for its gold and platinum level Marriott Rewards members at all of their full-service hotels (except for the elusive <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ritz-carlton hotels">Ritz-Carlton</a> brand) everywhere, including the random assortment of hotels in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/autograph collection">Autograph Collection.</a> Previously, these elite Rewards members could only access free internet in North and South America. juliana 2010-09-13T09:29:48-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/5/27/21466/3411

While the traditional gift for a 15th anniversary is usually crystal, the Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino will give out rewards points instead—15,000 of them.

To get the 15,000 Marriott Rewards Points, you have to stay at the Aruba Marriott on August 15, the resort's birthday. If we're at the hotel on that day, we'd see if we could put the 15K points toward a beachside massage or maybe some poolside cocktails. ]]> Jennifer Kester 2010-05-28T08:40:43-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/4/26/141714/847 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/jwmarriottlalivebedrom.jpg" class="top"><p> There's been a lot of changes in the hotel loyalty program world as of late. So much so, that we're due for a massive update to our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Loyalty%20Program%20Guide">Guide to Loyalty Program</a>. But until then, we'll keep peppering you with the latest in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/loyalty program news">Loyalty Program News</b></a>.<p>The next program due for a change looks to be the <a href="http://www.marriott.com/rewards/rewards-program.mi"><b>Marriott Rewards Program</b></a>. A tipster tells us the loyalty program recently sent out a survey to its members about some changes they are considering. Our tipster thinks the changes look like "Marriott is trying to modernize it's program to be more in line with Starwood and Hyatt." But from what we've read, these changes seem to be juliana 2010-04-26T17:30:07-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/