More than half of Mexico's hotels face structural tech deficiencies with FIFA's opening match weeks away, and the gap between chain-scale properties and independents is widening into a chasm. The question isn't whether the infrastructure gets fixed in time... it's what happens to the properties where it doesn't.
A Wyndham affiliate filed to sell 2,500 shares worth roughly $209K through Merrill Lynch, and the filing tells you almost nothing about the company's direction. What it does tell you is worth understanding if you own hotel stocks.
IHG's Iberostar licensing deal is now the clearest blueprint in the industry for how a brand company prints money without touching a single piece of real estate. If you're an owner paying franchise fees, the math on what you're buying versus what they're selling deserves a second look.
