Marriott CEO expects MGM Resorts partnership to get fully underway by mid-March

14.02.2024 - 19:15 / thepointsguy.com / Marriott Bonvoy / Anthony Capuano

Good things come to Marriott Bonvoy and MGM Rewards members who wait.

Months after first announcing — and then delaying — a planned deep-reaching partnership, Marriott International and MGM Resorts finally have the starting line in eyesight. Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano noted on a company earnings call Tuesday that he expects all participating MGM Resorts properties will show up on Marriott booking and loyalty platforms by mid-March.

It's a huge boost for Marriott Bonvoy members looking for more options in Las Vegas and connects MGM Rewards members to corresponding loyalty tiers in the Marriott network. TPG reported last month that Marriott Bonvoy members will get perks that correspond to their Bonvoy tier at participating MGM properties but won't have to become members of MGM Rewards to earn benefits, like when Hyatt was partnered with MGM.

New York-New York Hotel & Casino entered the MGM Collection by Marriott Bonvoy at the end of January and is now available to book on Marriott's website and mobile app. The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was already part of the Autograph Collection prior to the Marriott-MGM partnership being announced.

A total of 37,000 MGM Resorts guest rooms and suites will be added to the Marriott network by the time integration is completed next month. This includes all the MGM properties in Las Vegas as well as Beau Rivage in Mississippi; Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey; MGM Grand Detroit in Michigan; MGM National Harbor in Maryland; and MGM Springfield in Massachusetts.

"While it is very early days, we're incredibly pleased with the initial bookings [at New York-New York]," Capuano said during the investor call. "We're excited about adding these amazing properties to our portfolio and enhancing our distribution in Las Vegas and other cities across the U.S."

Some of the incoming MGM Resorts properties will park within existing Marriott collections of brands of independent-minded hotels and resorts that still utilize the company's booking and loyalty platforms.

Bellagio Las Vegas Resort & Casino will join the Luxury Collection, Aria Resort & Casino will join The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in the Autograph Collection and Park MGM Las Vegas will join the Tribute Portfolio.

Most of the MGM Resorts portfolio will park under the newly formed MGM Collection by Marriott Bonvoy platform: Vdara Hotel & Spa, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, NoMad Las Vegas, The Signature at MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Luxor Hotel & Casino and Excalibur Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas will reside here.

MGM Collection properties outside of Las Vegas include Beau Rivage, Borgata, MGM Grand Detroit, MGM National Harbor and MGM Springfield.

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