Highgate's Deal to Buy Viceroy Hotels and Other Top Stories This Week
Photo Credit: Hotel management company Highgate signed a deal to acquire Viceroy Hotels & Resorts Flickr / Wally Gobetz
Skift Take
In Skift's top stories this week, hotel real estate investor Highgate inks a deal to buy Viceroy Hotels, United Airlines orders more than $29 billion of Boeing jets and JetBlue Airways finally updates its loyalty program.
Highgate Signs Deal to Buy Viceroy Hotels: Viceroy may be able to accelerate its growth and brand awareness given Highgate's scale and track record. Of course, that is if Highgate can execute well after the deal closes.
Hotel Tech Startup Mews Manages Hefty $185 Million Raise: Raising $185 million in hotel tech at all, especially in this economic climate, is an endorsement of the product Mews has built — but more importantly shows the potential investors see in modernizing the market at t
