Kessler Collection Taps Highgate to Manage Its Lifestyle Hotels
Kessler Collection hands hotel operations to Highgate, keeping ownership to focus on expanding its boutique brands faster.
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Marriott Terminates Its Sonder Partnership After ‘Default’
Marriott had given Sonder a lifeline in August 2024 by offering to list the troubled brand's apartment-style rooms on its site and app. Sonder has struggled to hold on.
Hyatt Earnings: Credit Card Windfall and AI Job Cuts
Hyatt’s rough quarter shows the strain of a corporate restructuring and Hurricane Melissa. But new profits from a co-branded credit card and gains from adopting AI suggest a brighter 2026.
Choice Hotels Counters U.S. Revenue Drop With Overseas Growth
Choice’s challenge underscores how U.S. economy hotels are struggling while international and upscale segments are proving more resilient.
Marriott’s 2026 Outlook: New Credit Card Deals, World Cup Boost, and Luxury Premiums
Marriott’s outlook for next year suggests steady, if unspectacular, growth. Credit card fees and luxury travel are helping to carry the load, while government travel remains a drag thanks to the U.S. government shutdown.
Full Video: From Treehouses to AI, Marriott’s CEO Bets on Personalization and Place
Marriott is not just trying to building hotels—it's after an ecosystem. From treehouse suites in Costa Rica to AI-driven personalization, Capuano’s vision is about owning the full traveler journey and capturing every wallet size along the way.
D.C. Hotels Have Slumped During Government Shutdown
The shutdown appears to be amplifying Washington’s tourism downturn, but underlying national softness in hotel demand makes it hard to isolate the damage.
Marriott CEO: Middle East Growth, M&A — Calls Airport Lounges ‘Intriguing’
Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano says the company is fine-tuning its approach to everything from acquisitions to AI to talent development, with Gulf Cooperation Council countries emerging as a testing ground for its evolving tactics.
Accor’s Ennismore IPO: Would It Get a Cool-Hotel Valuation Bump?
Accor's plan to spin out Ennismore, the trendy hotel and restaurant group, would test the investor appetite for lifestyle hospitality. How much more should investors pay for exposed-brick walls and craft cocktails?
Wyndham’s $95 Loyalty Program: Can Hotels Make Subscriptions Work?
Whether subscription economics can work in travel at scale remains unproven. Wyndham is betting its new paid tier of its loyalty program will provide an answer, but questions remain.