Yeah ... and profit hemhorraging is becoming a serious concern for Marriott, too.

We know that Marriott actually owns/runs very few of their properties. For an individual hotel, working harder to attract/maintain customers for when the inevitible turnaround occurs is a bit fuzzy compared with their situation today. So, cut costs no matter what is sort of the order of the day.

I think the same mentality is in place in Hilton, SPG, Hyatt, all down the line. I hear rumors of SPG being generous and so on, but I believe the reality is we're all in for a rough ride.

For me, I try not to whine like I used to.

But it's hard.