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Conversion Strategy

2 stories · First covered Feb 23, 2026 · Latest Mar 11
Conversion Strategy Coverage
IHG's 21st Brand Is a Love Letter to Independent Owners. Read the Fine Print.

IHG's 21st Brand Is a Love Letter to Independent Owners. Read the Fine Print.

IHG just launched Noted Collection, its newest premium conversion play targeting 2.3 million independent rooms worldwide. The pitch is seductive... keep your identity, get our distribution. But if you're an independent owner being courted, the question isn't whether the brand sounds good. It's what happens three years in when the projections meet reality.

Marriott's "Outstanding" Growth Year Has a Question Nobody's Asking the Owners

Marriott's "Outstanding" Growth Year Has a Question Nobody's Asking the Owners

Marriott added nearly 100,000 rooms and returned $4 billion to shareholders in 2025. But when you decompose the numbers by who actually benefits, the story gets more complicated... especially if you're the one writing the PIP check.