HotelAnalystPodcast30Aug2023
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Conversions are the key for hotel brand groups, as new development volume reduces - and IHG is on the front foot with new conversion brand Garner. Marriott has put its money on MGM and its major US resorts in Las Vegas and elsewhere - will Convoy members be able to gamble their points in future? And as online travel agents register record performance figures, the clouds gather over Airbnb.
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