Samhi Hotels' acquisition comes with a Marriott-led lifeline for Rare India, which has had to adapt significantly over two decades as experiential has grown in the region.
Samhi Hotels’ growth once again highlights the changing landscape of the hospitality industry in India. And for Rare India, it is an opportunity to use strong partnerships as leverage to grow in the experiential travel segment.
Airbnb’s capital allocation tells a different story than ambitions laid out at conferences. You don’t become a travel superapp by buying back your own stock.
S4BT has acquired HotelHub, bringing $5 billion in annual corporate hotel bookings into its network. The deal gives the group a much bigger role in how business travelers book hotels, without turning it into a traditional travel agency.
IHCL is acquiring smaller chains to make the most of the hospitality boom in India. But it does not seem interested in overhauling how these chains actually operate as long as their models work.