The Wyndham-Choice Merger Skeptics


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Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at a Choice and Wyndham combo, a good 'dirty' hostel company, and Memorial Day travel in the U.S.

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Episode Notes

A recent report in the Wall Street Journal said Choice Hotels International is considering buying Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. However, hotel industry analysts are skeptical, reports Senior Hospitality Editor Sean O’Neill.

O’Neill writes a Choice Hotels-Wyndham merger could create the largest hotel franc