RIMAP Hospitality breaks ground on Renaissance Marriott Ottawa
Slated to open in 2027, RIMAP Hospitality has announced that it has broken ground on the Renaissance Marriott Ottawa—a 230-room hotel in downtown Ottawa situated at 395 Slater Street.
Marriott International has announced the launch of Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy, a comprehensive online travel booking program designed as a direct channel for small to medium-sized businesses.
The program combines an expanded booking experience with benefits and rewards available only through Marriott Bonvoy’s award-winning travel program and portfolio of brands. Starting today, Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy is available to small to medium-sized businesses based in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America and is anticipated to expand to other regions.
According to a global survey commissioned by Marriott Bonvoy and conducted by Wakefield Research among business travellers at small to medium-sized businesses in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Mexico* 75 per cent report experiencing frustrations with their travel booking platforms. Fifty-six per cent say they are difficult to use, 27 per cent are unhappy with the inability to book travel and hotels from the same place, and more than a quarter (27 per cent) express disappointment with the platforms’ lack of integration with their travel expense programs. In fact, 58 per cent are so unwilling to work within their current programs that they would rather ask for forgiveness than permission for booking outside their companies’ travel management platforms.
With Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy, companies have the ability to book hotels in the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio at a discounted rate, as well as flights, rail, and rental cars, within one easy-to-use multilingual tool. The Program includes additional features that satisfy business needs, such as access to live traveller data, real-time reporting, and expense management.
“We recognize the significant value small businesses provide to the hotel industry, which is why we’re excited to combine the benefits of our award-winning travel program with a comprehensive suite of tools in Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy,” said Drew Pinto, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue and Technology Officer, Marriott International. “Whether small to medium-sized businesses are looking for convenient online booking capabilities for their employees or better expense management solutions, the all-in-one platform, merged with our portfolio of hotel brands around the world, provides everything they need to manage their business travel needs.”
With a seamless experience at every step, companies can now take their travel to the next level and benefit from the following features:
Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy is powered by Spotnana, a travel-as-a-service platform modernizing the infrastructure of the travel industry.
For more information on Business Access by Marriott Bonvoy or to apply for the Program, visit www.marriott.com/businessaccess.
* “The Marriott Business Travelers Survey” was conducted by Wakefield Research between May 22 and May 29, 2024, among 1,500 business travellers at small to medium-sized companies in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Mexico, with “business travellers” defined as those taking a business-related trip requiring an overnight stay in the past 12 months, using an email invitation and an online survey. “Small companies” are defined as those with fewer than 1,000 employees, and “midsize companies” are defined as those with 1,000-4,999 employees.
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