MARRIOTT HAS TEAMED up with Visa to offer travellers 20 per cent discounts on all hotels when they book with their credit card. The summer promotion, which extends to Europe and Asia Pacific, will be valid for stays between June 17 to September 4, although bookings must be made at least a week in advance.
The group which is expanding in the MENA region (see 'Marriott heads to Middle East', p14) made the announcement at the base of the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai - set to be the largest Marriott outside North America when it opens next year.
The first half of the 1,614- room property will open in mid-to-late-2012, with the remainder opening a year later. The hotel will have two ballrooms, 22 break-out meeting rooms and 4,015sqm of total event space.