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Marriott Just Promised 4,500 Rooms Across Eight Brands in Two Vietnamese Cities. That's Not Strategy. That's a Buffet. Every Major Hotel Brand Just Flooded Vietnam. The Owners Who Flagged First Will Wish They'd Waited. A Casino Resort Spent $500K on March Madness Promos. The Real Question Is What the Tech Stack Looked Like at 2 AM. Barcelona Is Killing 10,000 Short-Term Rentals. Every European Hotelier Should Be Watching. Sandals Is Spending $200M to Renovate Three Resorts. The Hurricane Made Them Do It Right. Choice Hotels' 2026 Guidance Is Basically Flat. And Wall Street Already Noticed. 16,000 Keys Across Four Countries. One Guy's Building a Pan-Asian Hotel Empire Most Americans Haven't Noticed. Marriott Just Promised 4,500 Rooms Across Eight Brands in Two Vietnamese Cities. That's Not Strategy. That's a Buffet. Every Major Hotel Brand Just Flooded Vietnam. The Owners Who Flagged First Will Wish They'd Waited. A Casino Resort Spent $500K on March Madness Promos. The Real Question Is What the Tech Stack Looked Like at 2 AM. Barcelona Is Killing 10,000 Short-Term Rentals. Every European Hotelier Should Be Watching. Sandals Is Spending $200M to Renovate Three Resorts. The Hurricane Made Them Do It Right. Choice Hotels' 2026 Guidance Is Basically Flat. And Wall Street Already Noticed. 16,000 Keys Across Four Countries. One Guy's Building a Pan-Asian Hotel Empire Most Americans Haven't Noticed.

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Marriott Signed 99 Deals in India Last Year. The Per-Key Math Tells a Different Story.

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Mar 24

Marriott Signed 99 Deals in India Last Year. The Per-Key Math Tells a Different Story.

Marriott's record 99-deal year in India adds 12,000 rooms to a pipeline that already holds 27,000. The headline is impressive until you decompose what 143% deal growth actually means for per-key economics in a market where supply is about to catch demand.

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Jordan Chen 2 min read · Mar 24

Wyndham's India Bet: 55 Hotels, Double the Rooms, and a Per-Key Math Problem

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Mar 19

Wyndham's India Bet: 55 Hotels, Double the Rooms, and a Per-Key Math Problem

Wyndham wants to double its India footprint to 150 properties and shift to larger-format hotels. The growth story is compelling. The franchise economics deserve a closer look.

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Jordan Chen 2 min read · Mar 19