Articles tagged “mergers and acquisitions”

It was a tortured process to get the Amex GBT-CWT merger past U.S. and UK regulators. Now comes the hard part.

IHG CEO Elie Maalouf discussed his growth strategy, focusing on Asia and Middle East expansion, luxury travel trends, and other key efforts.

It's hard to see how an Exclusive Resorts-Inspirato deal doesn't eventually happen, barring another suitor coming into the picture. Of course, there are egos involved.

Japan's SPW gets Atelier Ace's design DNA and operational polish in the lifestyle segment. Ace gets deep pockets to support development and 2.5 million loyalty members to help with distribution.

At an infinitesimal fraction of the scale, an Inspirato-Buyerlink reverse merger, with both entities controlled and operated by Payam Zamani, would be something akin to Musk's Tesla going out and making a deal to acquire his AI startup xAI. Neither would be a good look.

India could have been the U.S.'s safe bet amid the current tourism turmoil. Instead, the stricter vetting, changing visa rules, and tariff wars might just have turned them away.

The hotel industry will be watching whether a potential sale of assets by New World Development will include a few ultra-luxury Rosewood hotels.

Oyo’s Motel 6 buy last year, and now TBO picking up Classic Vacations, show that Indian travel companies aren’t just playing catch-up globally, they’re setting the pace and shaping the game.

One important question: Can TBO maintain Classic Vacations' high-end service while still getting the scale it needs?

The deal comes as the aircraft leasing industry is becoming increasingly more consolidated. Air Lease will now have SMBC’s financial backing, and perhaps even more industry influence as a result of this deal.