Apple’s relatively new payments service, the aptly titled Apple Pay, is only available in the United States for now and already its adoption numbers are impressive. More and more merchants are jumping on the bandwagon, and now that the Apple Watch is merely a month away and will further facilitate payments through Apple Pay, it is only a matter of time before more merchants start opening up to the service. Global hotel chain Marriott has confirmed that it will start accepting Apple Pay at its properties this summer.
Not all Marriott hotels in the U.S. will accept Apple Pay from the get go. Marriott is kicking things off at 11 properties before gradually expanding to more.
The hotel chain is also building an app for the Apple Watch which will let users check in before they even reach the hotel, check out and receive a notification when their room is ready. Marriott says the app will be available when the Apple Watch is released, that happens April 24th.
Apple Pay will be accepted at the following properties: The Ritz-Carlton New York, The Ritz-Carlton Washington D.C., EDITION Miami, JW Marriott Chicago, Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel, San Francisco Marriott Marquis, San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront, New York Marriott Downtown, San Jose Marriott, Courtyard Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile, Courtyard Los Angeles L.A. Live, Residence Inn Los Angeles L.A. Live.
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