{"id":10647,"date":"2010-11-10T05:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=10647"},"modified":"2016-12-16T10:54:48","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T16:54:48","slug":"ritz-carlton-hotels-joins-marriott-rewards-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/ritz-carlton-hotels-joins-marriott-rewards-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Ritz-Carlton Hotels joins Marriott Rewards program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_10820\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Cancun-Hotels-The-Ritz-Carlton.h25978.Hotel-Information\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10820\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10820 \" title=\"Ritz_Carlton_Cancun\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Ritz_Carlton_Cancun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Ritz_Carlton_Cancun.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Ritz_Carlton_Cancun-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ritz Carlton Cancun.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>By Joe Brancatelli<\/em><\/p>\n<p>More than a decade after <a title=\"Marriott \" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=marriott-resorts&amp;cnt=OVI&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">Marriott<\/a> bought <a title=\"Ritz-Carlton\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=ritz-carlton-hotels-resorts&amp;cnt=OVI&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">Ritz-Carlton<\/a>, Ritz hotels have joined the <strong>Marriott Rewards<\/strong> program. Effective immediately, members of Marriott Rewards can earn points for stays at Ritz properties and use points to claim free stays at 70 Ritz-Carlton properties around the world. If you&#8217;re wondering why Marriott finally bowed to reality and put Ritz into Marriott Rewards, consider these statistics: In 2009, the average daily rate (ADR) at Ritz-Carlton dropped 16 percent compared to 2008. But the ADR at all of the Marriott properties declined just 10 percent.Occupancy at Ritz-Carlton properties dropped 7.1 percent in 2009, but just 5.8 percent at Marriott overall.<\/p>\n<p>The long-overdue integration of <strong><a title=\"American Airlines\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/GDDC?deal_id=air-american-airlines&amp;sl_id=american&amp;sl_id=american\" target=\"_self\">American Airlines<\/a> AAdvantage<\/strong> with British Airways&#8217; Executive Club kicked in on October 1. Most importantly, you can now earn AAdvantage miles on all <a title=\"British Airways\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=british-airways-flight-deals&amp;cnt=OVI&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">British Airways <\/a>flights. Ditto for Iberia flights. And you can use AAdvantage miles to claim awards on all British Airways and Iberia flights.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Intercontinental Hotel Group\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=intercontinental-hotels&amp;cnt=OVI&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">InterContinental Hotels<\/a> now offer credit in the <strong><a title=\"AirTran\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=airtran-airways-flight-deals&amp;cnt=OVI&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">AirTran<\/a> A+ Rewards<\/strong> program. A+ Rewards members can receive a 1\/2 credit for each stay and Intercontinental Priority Club Rewards members can cash 10,000 points for two A+ Rewards credits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Hotels\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotels\/\" target=\"_self\">Hotels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Flights\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PrepareFlightsTab\" target=\"_self\">Flights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Business Travel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=roadwarrior&amp;cnt=OVI&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">Business travel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Joe Brancatelli is editor and publisher of <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joesentme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>JoeSentMe.com<\/em><\/a><em>, a non-commercial Web site for business travelers. Copyright 2010 by Joe Brancatelli. 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