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AIRLINE NEWS

American Airlines Launches Impressive Loyalty Benefit

American Airlines' AAdvantage program and World of Hyatt are set to deepen their loyalty relationship starting January 2025, providing members more personalized travel options and rewards. These enhancements will enable AAdvantage® members to select from various World of Hyatt awards as part of their Loyalty Point Rewards, and vice versa, allowing World of Hyatt members to pick AAdvantage® rewards. This evolved collaboration is designed to enrich members' travel experiences, offering more opportunities to earn and redeem points across flights and hotel stays. Key new benefits include the ability to redeem miles for Free Night Awards at Hyatt, unlock status upgrades, and select preferred seating on American flights. These changes reflect a mutual commitment to offering valuable, personalized travel rewards, catering to the growing desires of modern travelers for greater choice and flexibility in their loyalty programs. To explore the full range of new benefits and program enhancements, members can visit American Airlines and Hyatt's dedicated update pages.

HOTEL NEWS

Marriott Announces New Global Aquisition

Marriott International celebrated a major achievement today by announcing the opening of its 500th hotel in the Caribbean and Latin America—the Almare, a Luxury Collection Resort, Isla Mujeres, Adult All-Inclusive. This milestone property in Mexico highlights Marriott's push to lead the luxury and all-inclusive segments in these areas. "The debut of Almare, a Luxury Collection Resort, Isla Mujeres, as our 500th property in this region marks a key moment in our expansion, showing our ongoing commitment to evolve and meet the needs of discerning travelers to the Caribbean and Latin America," said Brian King, President of the region at Marriott International. This resort is Marriott's first luxury all-inclusive in Mexico, adds to the Luxury Collection brand with its fourth property in the country, and strengthens Marriott's presence in the desirable Isla Mujeres market. The opening also underlines Marriott's impressive growth over the past three years, with its portfolio in the region growing from 300 to 500 properties, and its global luxury hotel presence now including 10% of its hotels in this region.