Marriott Launches Hotel Program to Provide Emergency Stays for Human Trafficking Survivors
MARRIOTT HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY STAYS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS. THE PILOT PROGRAM KNOWN AS HOTEL HELP DONTAES ROOMS WITHIN THE MARRIOTT EXISTING PORTFOLIO OF HOTELS. CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM IS BEING PILOTED IN FIVE U.S. CITIES AND IS LOOKING TO EXPAND TO TWENTY-FIVE CITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA BY JANUARY 2025. THE PILOT PROGRAM ALLOWS UP TO FIVE ROOM NIGHTS PER PERSON AFFECTED BY HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITH LOCAL CARE PARTNERS PARTNERING WITH INDIVIDUAL HOTEL PROPERTIES. THIS COMES AS OVER 1.3 MILLION MARRIOTT ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING SITUATIONS WITH THE GOAL OF TRAINING ALL ASSOCIATES BY 2025.
U.S. News Announces the 2024-2025 Best Travel Rewards Programs
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT HAS ANNOUNCED THE BEST TRAVEL REWARDS PROGRAMS FOR 2024-2025. THE RANKINGS HIGHLIGHT TEN AIRLINE AND FOURTEEN HOTEL LOYALTY PROGRAMS THAT OFFER TRAVELERS THE GREATEST PERKS. THE BEST HOTEL REWARDS PROGRAM IS WYNDHAM REWARDS DUE TO ITS VAST NETWORK OF ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES IN A WIDE BUDGET RANGE. MARRIOTT BONVOY AND WORLD OF HYATT INCREASED THEIR RANKING FROM LAST YEAR BY ONE SPOT TO BE SECOND AND THIRD PLACE RESPECTIVELY. THE BEST AIRLINE REWARDS PROGRAM GOES TO ALASKA AIRLINES MILEAGE PLAN WITH MEMBERS EARNING MILES BASED ON FLOWN MILES NOT MILES SPENT. SECOND PLACE IS AMERICAN AIRLINES AADVANTAGE LOYALTY PROGRAM AND THIRD PLACE GOES TO SOUTHWEST RAPID REWARDS. BOTH PROGRAMS WERE HIGHLIGHTED IN THEIR FLEXIBILITY MAKING IT EASIER TO BOOK WITH POINTS. TO VIEW THE ENTIRE RANKED LIST, VISIT THE U.S. NEWS WEBSITE.
Fly in Comfort: Upgraded Points Study Reveals the Most Sought-After Airplane Seats
WANT TO KNOW THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER SEAT ON AN AIRPLANE? UPGRADED POINTS HAS YOU COVERED WITH THEIR STUDY SHOWCASING THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER SEATS BY AMERICANS. THE RESULTS REVEAL THAT PASSENGER PREFERENCES VARY BASED ON SEAT LOCATION, AIRLINE COMFORT, AND SPECIFIC NEEDS. THE STUDY SURVEYED AROUND THREE THOUSAND AMERICAN PASSENGERS ACROSS FOURTY FOUR STATES AND WERE GIVEN A BOEING 737-800 SEAT MAP TO CHOOSE THEIR TOP SEAT LOCATION. RESULTS SHOWED THAT 66.6% OF THOSE SURVEYED PREFERED THE WINDOW SEAT, WITH 31.7% PREFFERING AISLE. THE REMAINING 1.7% OF PASSENGERS PREFFERED THE MIDDLE SEAT. PASSENGERS FROM THE SURVEY RATED DELTA AIR LINES TO BE THE MOST COMFORTABLE AIRLINE BY 33.6%.
