Disney swapped "Lakeside Lagoon" for "Lakeshore Lagoon" and "Perspective Pond" for "Cypress Point" at a 967-room resort that's still a year from opening. The interesting part isn't the name change... it's what mid-construction brand adjustments reveal about the system architecture underneath.
Marriott's new Market VP for Vietnam inherits 32 hotels, 9,900 keys, and a pipeline of 50-plus projects in a market where RevPAR jumped 19.2% last quarter. The question isn't whether the growth story is real... it's whether the technology and operations infrastructure can scale without breaking.
Outrigger is spending roughly $191K per key to overhaul its Waikīkī flagship while keeping every room operational through October 2026. The renovation math checks out... it's the technology and logistics of pulling it off without displacing a single guest that deserves the real scrutiny.
