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Marriott Just Opened a 213-Key St. Regis in Costa Mujeres. The Butler Promise Gets Interesting at Scale. 690 Euros a Night in March. That's What a Single Trade Show Does to Your Comp Set. Hyatt's 8,000 Bonus Points Promo Is a Band-Aid on a Devaluation Wound Blackstone Paid $340K Per Key for a 3.5% Cap Rate in San Francisco. That's Not a Hotel Bet. A 25-Basis-Point Hike on a $50M Floating-Rate Loan Costs $125K. That's 1,400 Room Nights You Don't Have. $16,000 in Room Damage. One Guest. And Your Damage Policy Probably Wouldn't Cover It Either. Marriott Just Doubled Its Vietnam Portfolio in Four Years. Here's What That Pipeline Actually Demands. Marriott Just Opened a 213-Key St. Regis in Costa Mujeres. The Butler Promise Gets Interesting at Scale. 690 Euros a Night in March. That's What a Single Trade Show Does to Your Comp Set. Hyatt's 8,000 Bonus Points Promo Is a Band-Aid on a Devaluation Wound Blackstone Paid $340K Per Key for a 3.5% Cap Rate in San Francisco. That's Not a Hotel Bet. A 25-Basis-Point Hike on a $50M Floating-Rate Loan Costs $125K. That's 1,400 Room Nights You Don't Have. $16,000 in Room Damage. One Guest. And Your Damage Policy Probably Wouldn't Cover It Either. Marriott Just Doubled Its Vietnam Portfolio in Four Years. Here's What That Pipeline Actually Demands.

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IHG's UK Leadership Pick Tells You Exactly Where Their Head Is

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Mar 15

IHG's UK Leadership Pick Tells You Exactly Where Their Head Is

IHG just handed their biggest European market to someone who spent seven years on the ownership side. That's not an accident. That's a signal.

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Mike Storm 3 min read · Mar 15