IHG launched a gorgeous storytelling campaign for Ramadan across its Saudi properties, and the creative work genuinely moves. But when a brand promises guests "the comforts and traditions of home," someone at property level has to deliver that promise at iftar with the staffing they actually have.
A Marriott Bonvoy loyalist with over 1,000 lifetime nights claims he got "Bonvoyed" when a Puerto Vallarta Westin denied his 4 PM late checkout while cartel violence shut down the city. What this actually reveals is the impossible gap between what brands promise in a PowerPoint and what properties have to deliver when the world catches fire.
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