Marriott's Refresh of W Hotels and Other Top Travel Stories This Week
Photo Credit: Marriott has big plans for its refresh of W Hotels Flickr / prayitnophotography
Skift Take
In Skift's top stories this week, Marriott indicates W Hotels will get a makeover, Google Maps was the most downloaded travel app in 2021, and Omicron batters European hotels.
Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering news and travel trends, including on the impact of coronavirus. Every weekend we will offer you a chance to read the most essential stories again in case you missed them earlier.
Marriott Signals a W Hotels Refresh Finally Under Way: Marriott has been promising a W Hotels makeover for years, but a recent string of openings and deal signings show there is finally some momentum in reviving the brand.
Google Maps Tops in 2021 as Most-Downloaded Travel App: No big surprises on Google Maps, but Booking.com outpaced rival Airbnb i
