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A Guy Paid £30 to Sleep in a Garage. That's Your Competition Now. OpenTable Wins an Innovation Award. Your Hotel Restaurant Doesn't Care. Oracle Just Rewired How Your PMS Talks to Everything Else. Most GMs Won't Notice Until Something Breaks. 63% of Your Bookings Now Belong to the OTAs. And It's Getting Worse. Marriott's Wellness JV With Lefay Has Five Properties and Zero Disclosed Financials. That's the Story. Monarch's CEO Sold $295K in Stock. He Still Holds $9.2 Billion in Options. Jaipur Sealed Two Hotels Over $880K in Unpaid Taxes. They Paid Up in Two Hours. A Guy Paid £30 to Sleep in a Garage. That's Your Competition Now. OpenTable Wins an Innovation Award. Your Hotel Restaurant Doesn't Care. Oracle Just Rewired How Your PMS Talks to Everything Else. Most GMs Won't Notice Until Something Breaks. 63% of Your Bookings Now Belong to the OTAs. And It's Getting Worse. Marriott's Wellness JV With Lefay Has Five Properties and Zero Disclosed Financials. That's the Story. Monarch's CEO Sold $295K in Stock. He Still Holds $9.2 Billion in Options. Jaipur Sealed Two Hotels Over $880K in Unpaid Taxes. They Paid Up in Two Hours.

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Marriott's Google AI Booking Deal Isn't About AI. It's About Owning the Funnel.

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Feb 18

Marriott's Google AI Booking Deal Isn't About AI. It's About Owning the Funnel.

Marriott and Google want you excited about AI-powered direct booking. The real story is who controls the guest relationship — and who just lost leverage.

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Rav Patel 6 min read · Feb 18