I Should Really Be More Appreciative Of Upgrades, At This Hotel Not So Much

Jun 04 2022

Perhaps the room just isn’t used very much and doesn’t get a lot of attention. Or perhaps they only assign it as an upgrade on one night stays, and it’s rarely paid for (or hasn’t been in a long time), and so on one night stays no one bothers to complain – they’re leaving anyway. So without guests letting the hotel know about maintenance issues, those issues don’t get addressed.

I fell victim to this myself – I didn’t stop at the desk on the way out, so didn’t complain about the condition of the room.

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New Walmart Hotel Will Become A Marriott

Jun 03 2022

One way that travel changed during the pandemic which will mean more business travel and not less is that companies doing more work from home will need to bring employees together for team building, culture sessions, and just to get everyone on the same page. Employees that formerly worked entirely in-office become business travelers quarterly, semi-annually or at least once a year.

Walmart has a new hotel opening. And the Walmart hotel is going to be an AC by Marriott, opening summer 2024.

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