Originally Posted by ohmark

As in all of these money/economy debates in various threads, each property/brand has to weigh the savings versus the impact. How much revenue, short-term and long-term, will be lost versus how much savings will be generated. Some properties, I'm sure, are just worried about how to pay this month's bills. I would guess/hope that Marriott corporate would also factor in the long term impact of such decisions on the brands.

By the way, I think that any Renaissance or Marriott fs property that hadn't updated their televisions prior to the economic turndown was already late to the game.