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Radisson Wants to Double Southeast Asia in Five Years. The Owners Doing the Math Should Slow Down.

Radisson Wants to Double Southeast Asia in Five Years. The Owners Doing the Math Should Slow Down.

Radisson Hotel Group is pushing hard into Southeast Asia Pacific with 89 hotels and 17,000 rooms in operation or pipeline, aiming to double the portfolio by 2031. The growth story sounds great in a press release... the question is whether the owners signing franchise agreements in emerging markets are stress-testing the downside the way the development team isn't.

St. Regis in Queenstown Is a Brand Bet That Actually Makes Sense (For Once)

St. Regis in Queenstown Is a Brand Bet That Actually Makes Sense (For Once)

Marriott just signed a 145-key St. Regis in one of the world's most proven luxury leisure markets, and for once, the math behind a splashy brand debut might actually hold up... if you ignore the part where the owner has to deliver butler service in a labor market that barely has bartenders.