Marriott’s Data Breach and 7 Other Hospitality Trends This Week


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This week in hospitality, Marriott revealed a gargantuan security breach involving 500 million Starwood guests. And, as Airbnb continues on its path to going public, the company hired a longtime Amazon executive as its new chief financial officer.

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>>Starwood Preferred Guest elite members thought that not getting full stay credits would be the absolute worst of this mega-merger: What Marriott’s Data Breach Means for the Hotel Giant and Guests >>Loyalty members don't seem to be too bothered by Marriott's recent breach of more than 500 million users' personal data. Part of that could be low expectations for Marriott, or because this i