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Casinos Join Hotels on Asset-Light Strategy: What Took Them so Long?

If online gaming is the future of casinos, MGM Resorts' asset-light strategy in Las Vegas is only the beginning of a wave of resort sales to pump resources into digital gambling halls.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Casinos Join Hotels on Asset-Light Strategy: What Took Them so Long?

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Soho House IPO Filing Reveals Plan to Leverage Cool Factor for Better Rent

Nothing in life (and business) is fair. Soho House is able to expand at lower development costs with a special landlord-tenant relationship unavailable to the average mom-and-pop company.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Soho House IPO Filing Reveals Plan to Leverage Cool Factor for Better Rent

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Hilton Goes All-In on a Vegas Future With $4.3 Billion Resort

Hilton’s rapid growth in Sin City signals the company sees a full travel rebound for Las Vegas, which greatly suffered from a year of no major events during the pandemic. But developing a successful Las Vegas mega-resort doesn't come cheap: Celine Dion wouldn't leave Caesars Palace for pennies.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Hilton Goes All-In on a Vegas Future With $4.3 Billion Resort

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Why Outlier Hyatt Won’t Focus on Asia for Future Growth

U.S. hotel companies like Hyatt may not get the best financial deals when they look to expand in Asia, but the growth opportunities are too great to ignore — especially when properties are only more and more expensive to build in the U.S. What's behind Hyatt's decision to go another way?

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Why Outlier Hyatt Won’t Focus on Asia for Future Growth

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This Week’s $6 Billion Extended Stay America Takeover Vote — What to Expect

Blackstone and Starwood Capital's extra $180 million sweetens the pot for the planned Extended Stay America takeover, but this is no done deal. There is still a very loud opposing group of shareholders that could sway the vote this week.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

This Week’s $6 Billion Extended Stay America Takeover Vote — What to Expect

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Hilton Shows Investing in Lifestyle Hotels Isn’t Solely About the Trendy

Lifestyle hotels come in many forms, with some focused more on the hip and trendy while, others like Hilton see it as an opportunity to scale up more experiential and food-focused properties around the world. Long story short: we still don't have a textbook definition for what a lifestyle hotel actually is.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Hilton Shows Investing in Lifestyle Hotels Isn’t Solely About the Trendy

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Roadside Hotels Could Draw Investor Interest From a Biden Boost for Infrastructure

Building better roads and airports across the U.S. will help build hotel profits, but not everyone will see an infrastructure windfall. This is largely a boost to brands like Choice and Wyndham — already profitable and not facing the uncertain recovery hurdles that some competitors face with business travel.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Roadside Hotels Could Draw Investor Interest From a Biden Boost for Infrastructure

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Expect Marriott to Tell This Growth Story This Week

Nobody is anticipating any major financial windfall news from Marriott this week, but shareholders still want to hear where future growth is coming from during an investor update. All-inclusive resorts and home rentals, relatively new divisions of the company, will certainly be on the list.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

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What Hilton, Hyatt and IHG Could Reveal This Week on Development Deals

Hotel companies with a strong focus on leisure and drive-to properties are going to show the strongest development numbers this cycle, but don't expect a massive downturn in construction from even the more business-oriented brands. Real estate is a long-term play.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

What Hilton, Hyatt and IHG Could Reveal This Week on Development Deals

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Where Las Vegas Sands Could Park the $6.25 Billion From Its Sin City Resort Sale

Leaving Las Vegas gives Las Vegas Sands more than $6 billion in capital to beef up non-gaming assets in markets like Singapore and Macau and potentially dip its toes in the uncharted gambling waters of Texas.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Where Las Vegas Sands Could Park the $6.25 Billion From Its Sin City Resort Sale