Travel and hospitality
November 7, 2018
Westin in Seattle is one of many Marriott-run hotels. Image credit: Westin
By Staff reports
Hospitality group Marriott International has a cautious but optimistic estimate for the future, following a soft third quarter.
{"ct":"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","iv":"a843a80efce8b1aa70f9c47a237f6f77","s":"0633e7d0f063caf6"}
Share your thoughts. Click here