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Management fee economics

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Lemon Tree Just Told You Their Entire Strategy. Most People Missed It.

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Lemon Tree Just Told You Their Entire Strategy. Most People Missed It.

Two small hotel signings in Nepal and Kashmir don't sound like news. But when a company bleeding 30% of its stock value doubles down on asset-light management deals in politically volatile markets, the math underneath tells a very different story about where mid-scale hospitality is headed.

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